Post Office PR boss helped write ‘story’ that was used in prosecution of operators, inquiry hears

Wording defended faulty Horizon IT system when post office operators were wrongly accused of stealing

The head of PR and media for the Post Office helped write a “story” vigorously defending the faulty Horizon IT system that was then “cut and pasted” as evidence in witness statements used in the prosecution of post office operators, the inquiry into the scandal has heard.

A lawyer for the Post Office asked the company’s media team to help “craft our message”, devising wording that was later used in legal proceedings, the inquiry heard.