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Post Office inquiry live: Paula Vennells denies trying to close down Horizon review - BBC News Post Office inquiry live: Paula Vennells denies trying to close down Horizon review - BBC News
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Sam Hancock
Reporting from the inquiry
During the short morning break I chatted to former sub-postmaster Lee Castleton, who says he thinks today is all about the finer detail. Beer now asks for a clarification on Vennell's witness statement (see above).
He calls it "refreshing" that Paula Vennells is able to "admit not doing something, misreading or misrepresenting something" when she's shown paperwork and correspondence by the inquiry. In one sentence, she said in the statement that she did not know of any bugs in Horizon until early 2012. But in the next, she states that the first time she became aware of the bugs was in mid-2013.
"I respect that, I really do," he tells me. "We all make mistakes - but I still feel let down by the fact she didn't act." "When did you first know of any bugs, errors or defects," Beer asks, to which Vennells replies "2013".
Going into the afternoon session, Castleton says the big question is whether Vennells truly made mistakes in her handling of the Horizon scandal, as she claims, or if she was part of a cover-up. So then why did you say that it was early 2012 that you were made aware of bugs, errors or defects in Horizon, Beer asks.
"And those people that were complicit in that, if that was the case, need to named." "I don't know," Vennells replies. "I suspect this is just a mistake."
He adds that the mood in the room is "a lot more relaxed" than yesterday, Vennells' first day of evidence.
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