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Ministers considered dismissing post office boss Paula Vennells

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Ministers were considering removing Paula Vennells from her role as CEO of the Post Office over concerns about her people management and a ‘lack of knowledge’, the Horizon IT inquiry has heard. Ms Vennells’ dismissal was discussed in a document prepared in February 2014 for a committee within the Department for Business and the shareholders … Read more

Alan Bates calls Paula Vennells ‘Cruella de Vil playing Mary Poppins’

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Ex-post boss Paula Vennells said she had ‘no one to blame’ but herself Lawyers for subpostmasters accused her of being “crazy and selfish.” Campaigner Alan Bates said she ‘probably enjoyed not having to know anything’ Disgraced former Post Office boss Paula Vennells yesterday admitted she had ‘no one to blame’ but herself as former deputy … Read more