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Paula Vennells: A Rollercoaster of Emotions at the Post Office Inquiry

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Former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells faced a tough day at the inquiry, shedding tears and making shocking revelations.

Paula Vennells, the former chief executive of the Post Office, found herself in the hot seat at the inquiry into the Horizon scandal. The day was grueling for Vennells, filled with apologies, long silences, and emotional breakdowns. She admitted to being unaware of the wrongful prosecutions taking place due to the Horizon system.

Vennells revealed that she had been trusting subordinates too much and was advised to deny Fujitsu's remote access to terminals. The inquiry took a dramatic turn when a text from the ex-chief executive of Royal Mail suggested Vennells might have known about flaws in the IT system, leading to a heated exchange.

Despite breaking down multiple times during her testimony, Vennells continued to maintain her position, stating she did not know about the organization's issues. However, a former ally accused her of being aware of the problems after a TV show dramatized the scandal, putting further pressure on Vennells.

In a surprising turn, Vennells admitted to giving incorrect evidence during the inquiry, adding more complexity to the already tense situation. Her appearance marked the beginning of a crucial phase in the investigation into the Horizon scandal, drawing attention to the deep-seated issues within the Post Office's operations.

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Post Office Inquiry: Horrible day for former boss Paula Vennells (Sky News)

Paul Kelso gives his reflections on a tough day of evidence for the former Post Office chief executive that was filled with apologies, long silences and the ...

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Paula Vennells breaks down as she tells Post Office inquiry she was ... (The Guardian)

Ex-chief executive tells inquiry into Horizon scandal she had been unaware people were being wrongly prosecuted.

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Paula Vennells: key disclosures from first day at Post Office Horizon ... (The Guardian)

Former chief executive says she was 'too trusting' of subordinates and was advised to deny Fujitsu had remote access to terminals.

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Paula Vennells – live: Ex-Post Office boss accused of 'crocodile ... (The Independent)

Paula Vennells has been confronted with a damning text from the former chief executive of the Royal Mail suggesting she knew about flaws in the Horizon IT ...

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Post Office: Paula Vennells admits giving incorrect evidence (BBC News)

Paula Vennells broke down several times during her evidence to the Horizon IT scandal inquiry.

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Post Office live: Paula Vennells 'did not know' her organisation ... (Law Gazette)

Paula Vennells, chief executive of Post Office Ltd from 2012 to 2019, makes her long-awaited appearance before the public inquiry, for the first of three ...

'You knew' - former ally accused Paula Vennells of knowing about ... (ComputerWeekly.com)

Former Royal Mail boss messaged Vennells following the broadcasting of ITV's dramatisation of the Post Office scandal, questioning what the former Post ...

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Rev Vennells wept but couldn't remember much about sending ... (The Guardian)

As the former Post Office CEO faced the inquiry and her victims, she said 'sorry' a lot. About what? It was never really clear, says Guardian columnist ...

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UK's ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells says she was 'too trusting' (Reuters)

Former CEO gives evidence at public inquiry into scandal · More than 700 sub-postmasters were prosecuted · Vennells: I was 'too trusting' but I did ask questions.

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Paula Vennells – live: Ex-Post Office CEO back at Inquiry after ... (The Independent)

Ms Vennells struggled to answer questions about organisation she once led on first day of testimony.

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Post Office inquiry live: Ex-boss Paula Vennells gives second day of ... (BBC News)

On Wednesday the former CEO broke down as she spoke about her role in the scandal for the first time in nearly a decade.

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Paula Vennells latest: Former Post Office CEO faces second day of ... (Yahoo News UK)

Disgraced former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells faces a second day of questioning at the inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal.

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Post Office Horizon IT inquiry: Paula Vennells denies any attempt to ... (The Guardian)

Former CEO also denies any attempt to reduce scope of investigation into Horizon system and cases raised by MPs.

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Post Office live: Paula Vennells giving evidence for second day (Law Gazette)

11.25am: We're back, and there's yet another attempt to pass off something on general counsel Susan Crichton. Vennells sent an internal email in July 2013 in ...

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Post Office live: Vennells told not to reopen cases over PR fears (Law Gazette)

Former chief executive from 2012 to 2019 makes her second appearance before the public inquiry, with questions about her top lawyers set to feature.

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'It felt staged and hollow' – PRs on ex-Post Office CEO Paula ... (PR Week)

During her first appearance before the government inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal – when hundreds of subpostmasters were wrongfully ...

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Paula Vennells ruled out Post Office review that 'would be front-page ... (The Guardian)

Former boss, appearing at inquiry, denies decision not to review miscarriages of justice over 10 years ago was led by PR adviser.

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Paula Vennells told not to make Post Office front page news (BBC News)

The former Post Office chief executive faced a second day of questions into the Horizon IT scandal.

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Post Office inquiry latest: Chair forced to intervene as room scoffs at ... (Sky News)

Ex-Post Office chief Paula Vennells is facing the inquiry again, after being stunned into silence and breaking down in tears under questioning yesterday.

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Watch Paula Vennells at the Post Office inquiry (BBC News)

The former chief executive is questioned about her role in the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters.

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Ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells agreed with PR who advised her ... (Sky News)

The Post Office Inquiry hears the second day of evidence from the former chief executive officer Ms Vennells, who agreed a full review of cases may have ...

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Post Office live: Vennells faces questions on lawyer integrity and PR ... (Law Gazette)

Former chief executive from 2012 to 2019 makes her second appearance before the public inquiry, with questions about her top lawyers set to feature.

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Post Office Inquiry: If Paula Vennells's first day was about ignorance ... (Sky News)

During her seven years as chief executive, hundreds of sub-postmasters were sent to jail based on flawed evidence thrown up by the Post Office's Horizon IT ...

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'They feel like crocodile tears' – wrongly jailed sub-postmistress ... (shropshirestar.com)

Paula Vennells' emotional appearance before Horizon Inquiry was a case of "crocodile tears", according to a former sub-postmistress wrongly jailed as part ...

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Post Office Inquiry live: Paula Vennells set for bruising final day of ... (The Independent)

Ms Vennells to face grilling by subpostmasters' lawyers over her role in scandal which saw hundreds wrongly prosecuted.

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Post Office Inquiry latest: Paula Vennells told she is talking 'absolute ... (Sky News)

Paula Vennells has finished giving evidence on her final day of questioning. The ex-Post Office boss broke down in tears after being told she was "talking ...

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