Post Office leadership accused of showing contempt for victims at inquiry

Attitude of organisation and its legal representatives is a ‘disgrace’, David Davis says, as Horizon IT inquiry continues

The Post Office’s leadership has been accused of showing contempt for victims after its lawyers informed a public inquiry into one of the nation’s worst scandals that it was not reasonable to expect them to “leave no stone unturned” in revealing its wrongdoing.

The inquiry into the false convictions of 900 post office operators was further told that it was unrealistic for the lawyers representing the Post Office and responsible for handing over internal documents to “continue to work during the evenings and over weekends”.