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  • Fujitsu rakes in more public sector work after Post Office scandal

    Business

    The IT company at the heart of the Post Office scandal raked in nearly half a billion pounds in public sector contracts between 2024 and 2025, an increase on the previous year’s figure despite it having pledged not to bid for new government contracts. Fujitsu, whose faulty Horizon accounting system led to the wrongful convictions [...]

    Even though many victims of the Post Office scandal are still waiting for compensation, City law firms have booked millions in fees for their work dealing with the fallout.
  • Post Office boss Nick Read to step down next year as successor named

    Business

    Post Office chief executive Nick Read will step down from the role in March next year, the company has announced. Neil Brocklehurst, the current interim chief operating officer, is expected to replace Read, who temporarily stepped back from the role in July to give his “entire attention” to the Horizon scandal inquiry. At the time, [...]

    Post Office chief Nick Read temporarily stepped back from the role in July to give his "entire attention” to the Horizon scandal inquiry.
  • Paula Vennells: Former Post Office chief denies she ‘ironed away disturbing complaints’

    UK Politics

    Former chief executive Paula Vennells has denied the Post Office used methods to “iron away” some “very disturbing complaints”.

    Former chief executive Paula Vennells has denied the Post Office used methods to “iron away” some “very disturbing complaints” while giving evidence to the Horizon IT scandal. Photo: PA
  • Post Office cratered from UK’s sixth most trusted finance brand to 135th amid Horizon scandal

    May 20, 2024

    The Post Office has plummeted from the UK’s sixth most trusted finance and insurance brand to 135th place, pollsters have found.

  • Post Office inquiry: Ex-communications boss admits old emails attacking journalists now look ‘ludicrous’

    May 14, 2024

    Inquiry counsel Julian Blake presented a large number of emails exchanged between Davies and other Post Office employees over several years.

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