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as jason beer of the council to the _ questioning.son beer of the council to the inquiry put it, i questioning. as jason beer of the council to the inquiry put it, a i questioning. as jason beer of the council to the inquiry put it, a lot| council to the inquiry put it, a lot of this has been about controlling the narrative and more importantly this has also been about the alleged cover—up because that is exactly what sub—postmasters are accusing the post office of during the tenure that paula vennells was in charge from 2012 to 2019. you may remember that yesterday was a particularly emotional day for paula vennells. she broke into tears four times. we didn't see that today but they were definitely moments especially this afternoon when she was holding back some tears. she is under a lot of pressure and you can understand why. i want to go into some of the big moments we have seen under that big umbrella and one of them is to do with the second sight report. in 2013 they were publishing the interim report looking into whether they we
as jason beer of the council to the _ questioning.son beer of the council to the inquiry put it, i questioning. as jason beer of the council to the inquiry put it, a i questioning. as jason beer of the council to the inquiry put it, a lot| council to the inquiry put it, a lot of this has been about controlling the narrative and more importantly this has also been about the alleged cover—up because that is exactly what sub—postmasters are accusing the post office of during the tenure that...
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beer a which paula vennells was asked by jason beer 3 qc about the text exchange with moya greene earlierit was clear the s stem this year. when it was clear the system was _ this year. when it was clear the system was at _ this year. when it was clear the system was at fault, _ this year. when it was clear the system was at fault, the - this year. when it was clear the system was at fault, the post . this year. when it was clear the - system was at fault, the post office should _ system was at fault, the post office should have raised a red flag, stop to proceedings, given people back their money and then tried to compensate them from the ruin this because _ compensate them from the ruin this because in— compensate them from the ruin this because in their lives. if you go down, — because in their lives. if you go down, the _ because in their lives. if you go down, the next page... keep going. you say— down, the next page... keep going. you say in _ down, the next page... keep going. you say in reply... you will see in the course of that exchange. — you will see in the course of that exch
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beer, put to paula vennells?s given so far have been that her employees didn't give her crucial information that pointed to miscarriages ofjustice, that fugitive employees didn't tell her about bugs and defects. she did answer one of those crucial questions, which is, did she lie to parliament in 2015? the answer was that she admitted the information now was not true. again, that's because she says she didn't have the information she needed at the time. over the next few days, what she is going to be pressed upon is whether she could have done more during her tenure at the top between 2012 and 2019, because one issue the inquiry has consistently put to executives is, did they care about the post office's brand, its reputation more than the wellbeing of sub—postmasters? she will be pressed on that everyday, i believe, and there was a particularly moment earlier today, one that was difficult for the community now of victims who have attended today, and that's when the story of martin griffiths was brought up. he is
beer, put to paula vennells?s given so far have been that her employees didn't give her crucial information that pointed to miscarriages ofjustice, that fugitive employees didn't tell her about bugs and defects. she did answer one of those crucial questions, which is, did she lie to parliament in 2015? the answer was that she admitted the information now was not true. again, that's because she says she didn't have the information she needed at the time. over the next few days, what she is going...
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t“te: questioning today really focused on the alleged cover—up as well as what jason beer the inquiry2 and 2019. that's when sub postmasters alleged the cover—up was ongoing. something that she denies will stop now he focused on the year 2013 which was a crucial year for the post office with the bits when the forensic investigators independent forensic investigators independent forensic investigators second site were to publish their interim report into problems with the horizon system and what they could mean in terms of miscarriages ofjustice. she denied that she tried to narrow the scope because of concerns around those issues. she said instead that the executive team generally felt it was all too costly, too expensive and was not getting to a final result quick enough. now then she also asked about a report presented to her by susan creighton, the post office's top lawyer at the time. that report water there could be successful claims of wrongful prosecutions. now susan creighton had prepared that report for a board meeting in 2013. she was meant to deliver and submit it herself.
t“te: questioning today really focused on the alleged cover—up as well as what jason beer the inquiry2 and 2019. that's when sub postmasters alleged the cover—up was ongoing. something that she denies will stop now he focused on the year 2013 which was a crucial year for the post office with the bits when the forensic investigators independent forensic investigators independent forensic investigators second site were to publish their interim report into problems with the horizon system...
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inquiry counsel, jason beer, challenged her on that.things, isn't it? i beg your pardon? that's an odd way of going about things, isn't it? i want to know the answer to the question. here's the answer to the question. laughter. tell me i'm wrong. yesterday, the inquiry heard that on the 7th ofjuly 2013, the post office pr director, mark davies, sent paula vennells an email advising her how to respond to the interim findings of the forensic accountants' second sight, warning that if the post office looked at past prosecutions of subpostmasters, it would make front—page news with a ballistic impact. ms vennells replied, "i will take your steer." her email said the most urgent objective was to manage the media. the email that you had sent, to which this is a response, posits shall we look back 12 to 18 months since separation, or should we go back further? why aren't we going back further, five to ten years? and this says you can't do that, you'll be on the front page. that's a grossly improper perspective, isn't it? yes, it is, yes, it is
inquiry counsel, jason beer, challenged her on that.things, isn't it? i beg your pardon? that's an odd way of going about things, isn't it? i want to know the answer to the question. here's the answer to the question. laughter. tell me i'm wrong. yesterday, the inquiry heard that on the 7th ofjuly 2013, the post office pr director, mark davies, sent paula vennells an email advising her how to respond to the interim findings of the forensic accountants' second sight, warning that if the post...
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i think it's jason beers.of forensically looking, very forensic email, very calmly. >> so, yeah , absolutely. >> so, yeah, absolutely. >> so, yeah, absolutely. >> i don't know if any of us would like our. you must gone through like that. but as you say. and you know, she made she made a massive mistake. and if the emails, are right, and if the emails, are right, and if the interpretation that jason beers is giving is right, it suggests that she has known about this for over a decade and did very little about it, considering she was in such a position of power. >> but what's her line, then? is it still? well i actually nobody told me. >> yes, yes, absolutely. >> yes, yes, absolutely. >> consistently so. >> consistently so. >> i don't remember that email saying that. i don't remember this being i don't recall, think. >> yes. >> yes. >> and that's when you could hear the whole room snigger. but the kc has made the point is how come your memory is so poor when it's anything to do with you and possibly your fault?
i think it's jason beers.of forensically looking, very forensic email, very calmly. >> so, yeah , absolutely. >> so, yeah, absolutely. >> so, yeah, absolutely. >> i don't know if any of us would like our. you must gone through like that. but as you say. and you know, she made she made a massive mistake. and if the emails, are right, and if the emails, are right, and if the interpretation that jason beers is giving is right, it suggests that she has known about this for...
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when jason he believed would have been incomplete.the recollection is a narrative he was putting together back then, he said because he had been absolutely staggered by what he had heard in the past few weeks during the course of this inquiry. they are still going through that document now and some of the views he held at that time and also what he believes now there is so much more information about the conduct of the post office. ., ., , ., ., ., , office. you may not be aware of this but emma simpson, _ office. you may not be aware of this but emma simpson, our— office. you may not be aware of this but emma simpson, our bbc- office. you may not be aware of this l but emma simpson, our bbc business correspondent, hasjust reported that news of alan bates, we know alan bates so well from the tv programme, that really gave and push this to the front of the agenda. it is saying that alan bates has rejected his second offer of compensation for the post office horizon it scandal. this latest offer amounted to around one third offer amount
when jason he believed would have been incomplete.the recollection is a narrative he was putting together back then, he said because he had been absolutely staggered by what he had heard in the past few weeks during the course of this inquiry. they are still going through that document now and some of the views he held at that time and also what he believes now there is so much more information about the conduct of the post office. ., ., , ., ., ., , office. you may not be aware of this but...