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we are just going to play now a little bit of adam crozier. his evidence. because of what we inherited, effectively on the royal mail site, a broken company that hadn't been invested in for a decade, hadn't hit its quality of services, was the least modernised postal company in europe, what that meant was on the royal mail site there was no option other than to be fundamentally transparent and the fact that most of what we inherited wasn't working. that and carries a lot of transparency and we set up a properly functioning internal audit unit, which was one of the ways that we could also find out what was happening elsewhere in the group. board and attended all the pol boards, as well. we created a whole brisk agenda in the business —— business. they look at that risk register, it was debated. at that risk register, it was debated-— at that risk register, it was debated. ., , ., debated. can you recall whether the conduct of prosecutions _ debated. can you recall whether the conduct of prosecutions and - debated. can you recall whether the conduct of
we are just going to play now a little bit of adam crozier. his evidence. because of what we inherited, effectively on the royal mail site, a broken company that hadn't been invested in for a decade, hadn't hit its quality of services, was the least modernised postal company in europe, what that meant was on the royal mail site there was no option other than to be fundamentally transparent and the fact that most of what we inherited wasn't working. that and carries a lot of transparency and we...
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adam crozier said he was not proud _ the prosecutions. adam crozier said he was not proud of _ the prosecutions. adam crozier said he was not proud of this. _ the prosecutions. adam crozier said he was not proud of this. this - the prosecutions. adam crozier said he was not proud of this. this week| he was not proud of this. this week we heard from the leader of the sub—postmasters, alan bates. we also heard from several former senior managers including adam crozier and what has really come across is how little they seem to understand about the plight of the sub—postmasters. there is so much that we still don't understand about how this scandal could possibly have happened. this winter has been one of the wettest on record in the uk. and water—logged fields are causing all kinds of problems for britain's farmers, who've been unable to plant crops and whose livestock have nowhere to graze. now there are warnings that it could affect food production this year. lucy vladev has been to a farm in studley in warwickshire. it's been a hard
adam crozier said he was not proud _ the prosecutions. adam crozier said he was not proud of _ the prosecutions. adam crozier said he was not proud of this. _ the prosecutions. adam crozier said he was not proud of this. this - the prosecutions. adam crozier said he was not proud of this. this week| he was not proud of this. this week we heard from the leader of the sub—postmasters, alan bates. we also heard from several former senior managers including adam crozier and what has really come...
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crozier did not sit on, which is why previously in response to the scandal adam crozier has said that he wasn't involved in the horizon issue. he was deeply sorry for the lives that were ruined ijy sorry for the lives that were ruined by this ordeal. and so he is going to be asked about what he knew, when he knew it, and also whether he had seen the e—mails that were sent to him. this is a man who is used to being under pressure. there were a nationwide postal strikes while he was at royal mail and he has been at the helm of big organisations like the helm of big organisations like the football association, saatchi & saatchi, itv and bt, where he is currently chairman. this saatchi, itv and bt, where he is currently chairman.— currently chairman. as a day machinery. _ currently chairman. as a day machinery, thank _ currently chairman. as a day machinery, thank you - currently chairman. as a day machinery, thank you for - currently chairman. as a day l machinery, thank you for that update. when the inquiry resumes we will stream it on bbc news iplayer, on the bbc news website and w
crozier did not sit on, which is why previously in response to the scandal adam crozier has said that he wasn't involved in the horizon issue. he was deeply sorry for the lives that were ruined ijy sorry for the lives that were ruined by this ordeal. and so he is going to be asked about what he knew, when he knew it, and also whether he had seen the e—mails that were sent to him. this is a man who is used to being under pressure. there were a nationwide postal strikes while he was at royal...
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yes, there was a i real dance going on there between the council and adam crozier because adam crozier first kept insisting that he did not have any knowledge of these post office prosecutions, and jason bay was trying to determine whose responsibility was when he asked adam crozier out right, he said that lies with the post office having not communicated this to royal mail, he tried to instil a culture of transparency, he said, had instil a culture of transparency, he said, bad news would travel fast, clearly that did not happen. but the point that jason beer was trying to make was, who set up that structure, does that not lie with the responsibility of the board, do not haveissues responsibility of the board, do not have issues like this go unnoticed and not have it travel all the way up and not have it travel all the way up to leadership? that was something adam crozier was not willing to accept. and that is why the words he used were regret rather than saying that responsibility lies with him. and in the end, a lot of this comes down to accountability and who should be held respons
yes, there was a i real dance going on there between the council and adam crozier because adam crozier first kept insisting that he did not have any knowledge of these post office prosecutions, and jason bay was trying to determine whose responsibility was when he asked adam crozier out right, he said that lies with the post office having not communicated this to royal mail, he tried to instil a culture of transparency, he said, had instil a culture of transparency, he said, bad news would...
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it was the term ern adam crozier— to say upfront. it was the term ern adam crozier to _ to say upfront. it was the term ern adam crozier to give _ to say upfront. it was the term ern adam crozier to give evidence. - to say upfront. it was the term ern| adam crozier to give evidence. the whole company, because of what we inherited, _ whole company, because of what we inherited, effectively on the royal mail side — inherited, effectively on the royal mail side that had not been invested in for— mail side that had not been invested in for a _ mail side that had not been invested in for a decade, had not hit its quality— in for a decade, had not hit its quality of— in for a decade, had not hit its quality of services and it was the least _ quality of services and it was the least modernised postal company in europa _ least modernised postal company in europe. what that meant was on the royal— europe. what that meant was on the royal mail— europe. what that meant was on the royal mail side, there was no option other_ royal mai
it was the term ern adam crozier— to say upfront. it was the term ern adam crozier to _ to say upfront. it was the term ern adam crozier to give _ to say upfront. it was the term ern adam crozier to give evidence. - to say upfront. it was the term ern| adam crozier to give evidence. the whole company, because of what we inherited, _ whole company, because of what we inherited, effectively on the royal mail side — inherited, effectively on the royal mail side that had not been invested in...
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david smith, alan cook, adam crozier. finally, this inquiry is hearing from some of those at the very top of the post office in the years when hundreds of subpostmasters were wrongly prosecuted. time and again they apologised. i'd just like to place on record an apology... i'd like to put on record most strongly my personal apology... i think it is a matter of real regret... - for seven years from 2003 adam crozier was chief executive of the royal mail parent company. he said he was unaware of what was going on. as far as i recall, i don't- remember anyone in the post office governance system, whether that's the board, i the risk committee, the exec team, the general counsel, _ the legal teams, most importantly, the operations and it— teams who owned horizon. idon't remember any of those people flagging up any- concerns in that system. not good enough for lee castleton, who was left bankrupt and suicidal by his treatment at the hands of the post office. it's his own prosecutorial department. the people in royal mail who
david smith, alan cook, adam crozier. finally, this inquiry is hearing from some of those at the very top of the post office in the years when hundreds of subpostmasters were wrongly prosecuted. time and again they apologised. i'd just like to place on record an apology... i'd like to put on record most strongly my personal apology... i think it is a matter of real regret... - for seven years from 2003 adam crozier was chief executive of the royal mail parent company. he said he was unaware of...
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adam crozier is one of the uk's most significant business figures. he was the chief executive of advertising agency saatchi & saatchi before becoming the boss of the fa, from there to royal mail, then itv, and now chairman of bt, but it's his time at royal mail that's under scrutiny today. on his watch, hundreds of sub—postmasters were prosecuted, but, he says, he was not aware of what was happening. i think it is a matter of real regret that all of those checks and balances, the governing systems in both companies, failed. horizon is rolled out in 1999, the first prosecutions came shortly afterwards. adam crozier thenjoined royal mail in 2003. at this time it owned the post office. in 2009, problems with horizon first appeared in the press. by now, hundreds of sub—postmasters had been prosecuted. alan cook has been giving evidence. he was post office managing director from 2006—2010. when alan cook was managing director of the post office, sub—postmasters went to prison. yet he has just told the inquiry that he did not know that the company
adam crozier is one of the uk's most significant business figures. he was the chief executive of advertising agency saatchi & saatchi before becoming the boss of the fa, from there to royal mail, then itv, and now chairman of bt, but it's his time at royal mail that's under scrutiny today. on his watch, hundreds of sub—postmasters were prosecuted, but, he says, he was not aware of what was happening. i think it is a matter of real regret that all of those checks and balances, the...
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adam crozier said he was not proud of this. the minimum age limit for children using whatsapp has been lowered from 16 to 13. the technology company — meta — which owns it says it's bringing the uk in line with the us and australia. but campaigners have called it a "highly irresponsible" approach to child safety. it comes as a bbc investigation has found that children as young as ten are being added to whatsapp groups containing inappropriate material. here's martin lindsay. i noticed a real personality change in my 12—year—old. after some coaxing, she told me she'd been added to a whatsapp group. i immediately removed my child from the group and deleted it. this is one mum's story and a real fearfor many parents. i was shocked to see inappropriate sexual images, racism and swearing among the messages. we've got someone else to voice her words so we don't identify her or her child. her daughter, who's 12, was added to this whatsapp group, and we've seen some of the content, which included sexual images, pictures of muti
adam crozier said he was not proud of this. the minimum age limit for children using whatsapp has been lowered from 16 to 13. the technology company — meta — which owns it says it's bringing the uk in line with the us and australia. but campaigners have called it a "highly irresponsible" approach to child safety. it comes as a bbc investigation has found that children as young as ten are being added to whatsapp groups containing inappropriate material. here's martin lindsay. i...
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the post office it scandal will hear from adam crozier today, the chief executive of royal mail in 2003. a warning that the catastrophic hunger crisis in sudan is worse than feared according to doctors. david cameron is travelling to gibraltar today. another of top diplomats will attend. the sides are likely to discuss how to manage the border with gibraltar. the meeting is not expected to result in a final agreement. for more on the let's speak to make it big. tell us how this all came about after brexit. good morning. forthe this all came about after brexit. good morning. for the past four years since brexit, you could say for the past eight years since the fateful vote in 2016, there had been in negotiations between the eu, spain and the uk about what happens to gibraltar and as you outlined, it's geography makes it unique, a british sovereign territory but on the tip of spain and the spanish have said they wanted it back, for the british they say this is a matter of sovereignty and that will not be del carbon and was people living in gibraltar seem to favour british road, some surve
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adam crozier speaking. - in control of that brief. that was adam crozier speaking. he - in control of that brief. that was . adam crozier speaking. he rounded off this week�* evidence the post office inquiry in central london. we can to our colleague at that inquiry in central london. in the end, a lot of the questions this afternoon were all about oversight and accountability. how much responsibility, in the end, do you think adam crozier did or did not take for all of those wrongful prosecutions which happened under his watch? that was what the council was very much trying to determine and as far as adam crozier is concerned, when it came to those big questions about whether he knew about the post office prosecutions, if he knew about the prosecutorial policy or problems with the horizon system, he, during his time as chief executive between 2003—10, had no idea. so then the question becomes, who�*s fault is that communication failure? as faras who�*s fault is that communication failure? as far as
adam crozier speaking. - in control of that brief. that was adam crozier speaking. he - in control of that brief. that was . adam crozier speaking. he rounded off this week�* evidence the post office inquiry in central london. we can to our colleague at that inquiry in central london. in the end, a lot of the questions this afternoon were all about oversight and accountability. how much responsibility, in the end, do you think adam crozier did or did not take for all of those wrongful...
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we have adam crozier, who will be giving — jail time. we have adam crozier, who will be giving evidence _ jail time. we have adam crozier, who will be giving evidence this _ will be giving evidence this afternoon. he is the former ceo of the royal mail group. it is worth explaining what the relationship between those two. he overlaps timewise with alan cook, doesn't he? he did. his testimony is likely to really focus on those questions. let me preface this with their electric want to talk about the relationship between royal mail and the post office. they were the same organisation, it is important to remember that during his tenure. there was a different governance board. can we start pleased with your witness statement? he should have a hard copy in front of you. it is 3a pages long and is dated the 28th of february 202a. if you turn to page 34, february 202a. if you turn to page 3a, is that your signature? it is, yes. is the content true to the best of your belief? it yes. is the content true to the best of your belief?— yes. is the
we have adam crozier, who will be giving — jail time. we have adam crozier, who will be giving evidence _ jail time. we have adam crozier, who will be giving evidence this _ will be giving evidence this afternoon. he is the former ceo of the royal mail group. it is worth explaining what the relationship between those two. he overlaps timewise with alan cook, doesn't he? he did. his testimony is likely to really focus on those questions. let me preface this with their electric want to talk...
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and what was the cost to you, if you wanted him and adam crozier i if you wanted him and adam crozier and other executives who said they did not know what was going on, if you want them to understand the gravity of what happened to you, what would you tell them? what gravity of what happened to you, what would you tell them? what i told alan cook _ what would you tell them? what i told alan cook this _ what would you tell them? what i told alan cook this morning, - what would you tell them? what i told alan cook this morning, that| told alan cook this morning, that peopie _ told alan cook this morning, that people have suffered and lost their lives, _ people have suffered and lost their lives, people have lost families and reputations, to protect a computer system — reputations, to protect a computer system that did not work, to protect a brand _ system that did not work, to protect a brand that — system that did not work, to protect a brand that isjust not fit for purpose _ a brand that isjust not fit for purpose any more.— a brand that isjust not fit for purpose any more. jane
and what was the cost to you, if you wanted him and adam crozier i if you wanted him and adam crozier and other executives who said they did not know what was going on, if you want them to understand the gravity of what happened to you, what would you tell them? what gravity of what happened to you, what would you tell them? what i told alan cook _ what would you tell them? what i told alan cook this _ what would you tell them? what i told alan cook this morning, - what would you tell them?...
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from seven years from 2003 adam crozier was chief executive of l adam crozier was chief executive of the royal mail parent company. he said he was unaware of what was going on. $5 said he was unaware of what was auoin on. r . said he was unaware of what was oiiin on. �*, ., .,, said he was unaware of what was auoin on. a ., ., , said he was unaware of what was ioinion. a ., , said he was unaware of what was iioinon. a ., , going on. as far as they recall, i don't remember _ going on. as far as they recall, i don't remember anyone - going on. as far as they recall, i don't remember anyone in - going on. as far as they recall, i don't remember anyone in the l going on. as far as they recall, i i don't remember anyone in the post office governance system, whether that's the board, the risk committee, the executive team, the general counsel, the legal teams, most importantly the operations and it teams, and i don't remember any of those people flagging up any concerns in that system. hat of those people flagging up any concerns in that system. not good enouih concerns in that system. n
from seven years from 2003 adam crozier was chief executive of l adam crozier was chief executive of the royal mail parent company. he said he was unaware of what was going on. $5 said he was unaware of what was auoin on. r . said he was unaware of what was oiiin on. �*, ., .,, said he was unaware of what was auoin on. a ., ., , said he was unaware of what was ioinion. a ., , said he was unaware of what was iioinon. a ., , going on. as far as they recall, i don't remember _ going on. as far...
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that's a crucial question because at the time when adam crozier was chief executive, royal mail and the post office where the same organisation office where the same organisation but there was a governance board that he did not sit on, and so you are right. at the beginning of his testimony, he's likely to focus on the relationship between royal and the relationship between royal and the post office and therefore what adam crozier would have been aware of at the time. the issue is that there were hundreds of sub—postmasters who were prosecuted during his tenure and also there are sub—postmasters who say they've written to adam crozier during that period, one gave testimony to the inquiry in 2022, saying that he wrote to him, trying to explain what was happening and then received no response and then was told by a manager never to e—mail him again so they will be questions as to whether he saw those e—mails, whether he thought those issues were important in the first place. he is used to being under pressure because he held some topjobs. he being under pressure because he held so
that's a crucial question because at the time when adam crozier was chief executive, royal mail and the post office where the same organisation office where the same organisation but there was a governance board that he did not sit on, and so you are right. at the beginning of his testimony, he's likely to focus on the relationship between royal and the relationship between royal and the post office and therefore what adam crozier would have been aware of at the time. the issue is that there...
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former royal mail group boss adam crozier is one of a handful of seniorfigures due to appear this week. they're followed later this month by angela van den bogerd, whose role in the post office prosecution of innocent subpostmasters has been heavily criticised. ex—chief executive paula vennells, who was stripped of her cbe earlier this year, will give three days of evidence in may. she will be asked about a draft report uncovered by the bbc, which shows the post office carried on using public money to fund court action, despite knowing its defence was untrue. in fenny compton, where the fightback began, victims told breakfast and the post office minister their battle was still farfrom won. the life is slipping away. i've spent now 37 years in the post office, so it feels like the life has been wasted. it feels like being stabbed in the back for serving the very people, for the very nation on behalf of the government. everybody's going to get through it. and the fact that when i was in hospital, the post office sent their own personal doctors to see if i was actually ill, that's what
former royal mail group boss adam crozier is one of a handful of seniorfigures due to appear this week. they're followed later this month by angela van den bogerd, whose role in the post office prosecution of innocent subpostmasters has been heavily criticised. ex—chief executive paula vennells, who was stripped of her cbe earlier this year, will give three days of evidence in may. she will be asked about a draft report uncovered by the bbc, which shows the post office carried on using public...
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last week, for example, we heard from adam crozier that he didn't realise that it was the post office itself that it was the post office itself that was prosecuting these sub—postmasters, the assumption being that they were being prosecuted by, for example, the crown prosecution service, and other prosecuting bodies here in the uk. but obviously the post office itself had powers to prosecute, and it did. but it would appear from last week that senior executives didn't even realise that that was how the business model worked and that that was what was going on. so i think really getting to the bottom of who knew what about the problems with the horizon system and also basically how the whole system worked. we basically how the whole system worked. ~ . , ., ., , worked. we are 'ust going to dip in and hear what — worked. we are just going to dip in and hear what evidence _ worked. we are just going to dip in and hear what evidence is - worked. we are just going to dip in and hear what evidence is being i and hear what evidence is being given by david miller at the moment. on the pre
last week, for example, we heard from adam crozier that he didn't realise that it was the post office itself that it was the post office itself that was prosecuting these sub—postmasters, the assumption being that they were being prosecuted by, for example, the crown prosecution service, and other prosecuting bodies here in the uk. but obviously the post office itself had powers to prosecute, and it did. but it would appear from last week that senior executives didn't even realise that that...
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adam crozier recorded as profit. adam crozier told the horizon inquiry this afternoon that he assumed the money was accounted for by the company's financial team, but admitted he couldn't be sure. he also said he wasn't aware that lawyers within the royal mail group conducted prosecutions , group conducted prosecutions, and conceded that subpostmasters shouldn't have been treated as thieves. sir keir starmer says he's confident angela rayner has not broken any rules after greater manchester police launched an investigation over her tax affairs . it's over the her tax affairs. it's over the sale of her council house in stockport a decade ago. questions have been asked about whether she paid the right amount of tax and if it was her main home. angela rayner denies any wrongdoing. the labour leader the investigation leader says the investigation will reveal the facts. energy minister graham stuart has announced he's standing down from his cabinet role to focus on local issues. the beverley and holderness mp said he plan
adam crozier recorded as profit. adam crozier told the horizon inquiry this afternoon that he assumed the money was accounted for by the company's financial team, but admitted he couldn't be sure. he also said he wasn't aware that lawyers within the royal mail group conducted prosecutions , group conducted prosecutions, and conceded that subpostmasters shouldn't have been treated as thieves. sir keir starmer says he's confident angela rayner has not broken any rules after greater manchester...
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this morning, the public inquiry will have questions for adam crozier. he's been at the helm of the football association, the advertising agency saatchi and saatchi, itv, and the telecoms giant bt, where he's still currently chairman. but it's his time heading royal mail between 2003 and 2010 that will be under scrutiny today. according to evidence released to the inquiry, from 2003 to 2009, the post office secured more than 400 convictions in england and wales using horizon data. mr crozier has previously said in a statement, "while i did not have any involvement in the horizon issue during my time at royal mail, i feel deeply sorry for those whose lives were ruined by what happened." there are other reasons his time at royal mail made the headlines. he earned as much as £3 million in pay and bonuses in 2007 to 2008. that was the same period unions were protesting the closure of thousands of post offices. also testifying today, alan cook. he was managing directorfor the post office from 2006 to 2010. in a letter shown to the inquiry, he's previously ma
this morning, the public inquiry will have questions for adam crozier. he's been at the helm of the football association, the advertising agency saatchi and saatchi, itv, and the telecoms giant bt, where he's still currently chairman. but it's his time heading royal mail between 2003 and 2010 that will be under scrutiny today. according to evidence released to the inquiry, from 2003 to 2009, the post office secured more than 400 convictions in england and wales using horizon data. mr crozier...
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crozier around late october or early november of 2009 and it was accepted. so around the time that she forwarded this e—mail, sorry, not you, the e—mail was forwarded to paula vennells. yes. do you think at that time you had resigned over thinking about it? it is embarrassing that i can't tell you the actual dates, but i kept all the correspondence, but i kept it for the seven years for tax purposes and then bend it all. i can't remember the exact date, but i would have said it was late october or early november that i went to see adam and i said i would like to resign. i said adam and i said i would like to resign. isaid i adam and i said i would like to resign. i said i would like to see out the financial year because one of my criteria for success is with the business get back into profit. he asked me to not say anything until the new year. following that i then realised that if i said something at the beginning of the new year that parliament would be in recess and pat mcfadden, the minister, i was very supportive of, he worked quite closely with me
crozier around late october or early november of 2009 and it was accepted. so around the time that she forwarded this e—mail, sorry, not you, the e—mail was forwarded to paula vennells. yes. do you think at that time you had resigned over thinking about it? it is embarrassing that i can't tell you the actual dates, but i kept all the correspondence, but i kept it for the seven years for tax purposes and then bend it all. i can't remember the exact date, but i would have said it was late...
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up tomorrow, adam crozier, former chairman of the royal mail, which owned the post office at the time of the scandal. simonjack, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. israel is on high alert amid fears that its arch enemy — iran — could mount an imminent attack. it would be in retaliation for the recent killing of senior iranian commanders in syria. us presidentjoe biden says american support for israel is what he called iron—clad. the head of us forces in the region is in israel to discuss the iranian threat. mr biden warned that iran is threatening to launch a "significant attack" after the iranian consulate in damascus was hit ten days ago. it comes after iran's supreme leader said israel will be punished for the attack on its consulate, which he said was like an attack on iran itself. meanwhile, the political leader of hamas says there'll be no change in its demands for a permanent ceasefire in gaza, despite the killing of three of his sons in an israeli air strike. this is what the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu had to say. translation: netan ahu had to sa . ~ .,
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the former royal mail chief executive adam crozier, and the campaigner alan bates will be among those testifying this week. former subpostmaster, sharon brown, told the bbc that she and her husband spent their life savings trying to make up the shortfall, when money started disappearing from their post office account. the error impacted their finances, relationships and mental health for 20 years. it was horrible. it was really horrible. it was the worst years of my life... and that's life lost... ..with the kids, everything. theyjust don't know what they've done to people. the post office minister, kevin hollinrake, has been speaking to bbc breakfast and says the inquiry is important to make sure those responsible are held to account. evidence is being established, and people should be prosecuted. that is my view, and i think you and other people i've spoken to — i certainly feel people who work within the post office and possibly further afield should go to jail. with more on this our correspondent, garaham satchell. is this line from kevin hollinrake a significant development? th
the former royal mail chief executive adam crozier, and the campaigner alan bates will be among those testifying this week. former subpostmaster, sharon brown, told the bbc that she and her husband spent their life savings trying to make up the shortfall, when money started disappearing from their post office account. the error impacted their finances, relationships and mental health for 20 years. it was horrible. it was really horrible. it was the worst years of my life... and that's life...
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up tomorrow, adam crozier, former chairman of the royal mail, which owned the post office at the time of the scandal. simonjack, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. let's return to our top story now and the death of oj simpson. the former sports star was a divisive figure, but by the end of the last century, he was also one of the most famous american faces in the world. john sudworth reports. oj simpson once personified the american dream — a black sporting star from the humblest of routes at the pinnacle of wealth and celebrity. but as that car chase came to an end, his arrest and trial held up a mirror to a different reality. i see no weapons drawn by the lapd. a country in which racial divisions and deep—rooted police discrimination were never far from the surface. the crowd is cheering. there he is. it took place in the shadow of the rodney king case, the acquittal of four white los angeles police officers for the beating of a black man. questions of racism in that same police force became a highly effective part of oj simpson's defence. almost three decades later, reacting
up tomorrow, adam crozier, former chairman of the royal mail, which owned the post office at the time of the scandal. simonjack, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. let's return to our top story now and the death of oj simpson. the former sports star was a divisive figure, but by the end of the last century, he was also one of the most famous american faces in the world. john sudworth reports. oj simpson once personified the american dream — a black sporting star from the humblest of routes...
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up tomorrow, adam crozier, former chairman of royal mail, which owned the post office at the time of the scandal. simonjack, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of his wife, 27—year—old kulsuma akter, who died from stab wounds in bradford at the weekend. ms akter was stabbed several times as she pushed her baby in a pram. 25—year old habibur masum, from burnley, was charged after a three—day manhunt ended in his arrest on tuesday. it's emerged that taxpayers paid more than £34,000 to settle a libel claim brought against the cabinet minister michelle donelan. the government had already confirmed it had paid damages of £15,000 to an academic whom she had falsely accused of extremism. but extra costs have more than doubled the final bill. damian grammaticas is in westminster. damian, remind us of the background to this. reeta, this is michelle donelan, the secretary of state for science, who last year took to social media and expressed highly critical comments about two scientists. she said she was disgusted and outraged, s
up tomorrow, adam crozier, former chairman of royal mail, which owned the post office at the time of the scandal. simonjack, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of his wife, 27—year—old kulsuma akter, who died from stab wounds in bradford at the weekend. ms akter was stabbed several times as she pushed her baby in a pram. 25—year old habibur masum, from burnley, was charged after a three—day manhunt ended in his arrest on tuesday....
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he led the group alongside adam crozier for much of the time which was the early part of the scandal, when hundreds of prosecutions against sub—postmasters took place. the key question will be what he knew about the prosecutions, problems with the it system, be horizon it system and how a big priority it was to the board. i5 how a big priority it was to the board. , , . ., , board. is the inquiry continues remind us _ board. is the inquiry continues remind us where _ board. is the inquiry continues remind us where we _ board. is the inquiry continues remind us where we are i board. is the inquiry continues remind us where we are to. i board. is the inquiry continues i remind us where we are to. this is -hase remind us where we are to. this is phase five. — remind us where we are to. this is phase five. the — remind us where we are to. this is phase five, the statutory - remind us where we are to. this is phase five, the statutory inquiry i phase five, the statutory inquiry has a lot of powers. it can compel witness testimony, it can compel evidence which is why so many witness v
he led the group alongside adam crozier for much of the time which was the early part of the scandal, when hundreds of prosecutions against sub—postmasters took place. the key question will be what he knew about the prosecutions, problems with the it system, be horizon it system and how a big priority it was to the board. i5 how a big priority it was to the board. , , . ., , board. is the inquiry continues remind us _ board. is the inquiry continues remind us where _ board. is the inquiry...
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former royal mail group boss adam crozier will appear later this week. he will be followed later this month by angela van den bogerd, whose role in their post office prosecution of innocent subpostmasters has been heavily criticised. ex chief executive paula vennells, who was stripped of her cbe earlier this year, will give three days of evidence in may. nick reed, the post office chief executive, watched on as alan bates gave evidence. counsel to the inquiryjason beer are read out an internal post office memo that had said alan bates had been an unmanageable subpostmaster, and the memo said he did not follow instructions despite copious support. instructions despite copious su ort. ~ , ., instructions despite copious su--ort.~ ., , support. were you given copious su ort? support. were you given copious support? laughter _ support? laughter no. what alan bates has been describing this morning has been what it has been like fighting the post office over the last two decades. he talked about in a witness statement how the post office has been denying, lyin
former royal mail group boss adam crozier will appear later this week. he will be followed later this month by angela van den bogerd, whose role in their post office prosecution of innocent subpostmasters has been heavily criticised. ex chief executive paula vennells, who was stripped of her cbe earlier this year, will give three days of evidence in may. nick reed, the post office chief executive, watched on as alan bates gave evidence. counsel to the inquiryjason beer are read out an internal...
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up tomorrow, adam crozier, former chairman of the royal mail, which owned the post office at the time of the scandal. simonjack, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. it has emerged that the metropolitan police first knew that suspected scammers were targeting westminster as early as october last year. an investigation was launched and house of commons security officials were informed, but mps, politicians and political journalists were not specifically told to avoid messages from two suspicious phone numbers. many of those targeted in the alleged "honeytrap" scandal did not realise others had also been receiving messages until media reports in the past week. a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 27—year—old kulsuma akter, who was stabbed in bradford at the weekend, as she pushed her baby in a pram. 25—year old habibur masum, from burnley, was charged after a three—day manhunt ended in his arrest on tuesday. alison freeman was in court for us. habibur masum was arrested on tuesday, three days after his wife was stabbed as she pushed her baby in a pram in bradf
up tomorrow, adam crozier, former chairman of the royal mail, which owned the post office at the time of the scandal. simonjack, bbc news, at the post office inquiry. it has emerged that the metropolitan police first knew that suspected scammers were targeting westminster as early as october last year. an investigation was launched and house of commons security officials were informed, but mps, politicians and political journalists were not specifically told to avoid messages from two...
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adam crozier was chief executive of royal mail, which at that time owned the post office, also said he did not know about what he called the "tragic situation" facing sub—postmasters. just listen to this exchange with king's counsel sam stein. it appears that nobody took responsibility for the prosecution of sub— postmasters. nobody took oversight, nobody at all, are you proud of that? no. how much were you paid in your time as chairman of rmg? i would need to look back, i'm sure it's absolutely available in all of the annual reports. it's millions, isn't it, mr crozier? yes, it probably is, yes. andrew, what did you make of those two saying theyjust didn't know? it's astonishing that people who are the managing director and chief executive, both paid 6—7 figure salaries. — executive, both paid 6—7 figure salaries, don't know what's going on inside _ salaries, don't know what's going on inside their— salaries, don't know what's going on inside their own organisation. they are either— inside their own organisation. they are either incompetent or lying, and neither— are e
adam crozier was chief executive of royal mail, which at that time owned the post office, also said he did not know about what he called the "tragic situation" facing sub—postmasters. just listen to this exchange with king's counsel sam stein. it appears that nobody took responsibility for the prosecution of sub— postmasters. nobody took oversight, nobody at all, are you proud of that? no. how much were you paid in your time as chairman of rmg? i would need to look back, i'm sure...
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the inquiry into the post office it scandal will today hear from adam crozier, who became the royal mail's chief executive in 2003. a warning that the catastrophic hunger crisis in sudan is even worse than feared according to doctors. we will bring you their footage from the country's darfur region. sir keir starmer says the labour government would aim to increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp, matching goals are set out by chancellorjeremy hunt. we begin this hour in the middle east where american diplomats and their families in israel have been told not to travel outside of tel aviv, jerusalem and be'er—sheva. the us said it had made the order out of an abundance of caution due to fears about a possible attack by iran. earlier the israel defence minister yoav gallant told his us counterpart that israel would respond appropriately if it is directly attacked by iran. washington continues to try to dissuade iran from launching a retaliatory strike following an attack on the iranian consulate in syria last week. i spoke to hugo bachega earlier. for days we have been talking about those w
the inquiry into the post office it scandal will today hear from adam crozier, who became the royal mail's chief executive in 2003. a warning that the catastrophic hunger crisis in sudan is even worse than feared according to doctors. we will bring you their footage from the country's darfur region. sir keir starmer says the labour government would aim to increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp, matching goals are set out by chancellorjeremy hunt. we begin this hour in the middle east where...
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former post office chief exec adam crozier told the inquiry that“s going on just now that when he was chief exec he didn't know the post office was prosecuting people. last week, lord arbuthnot told newsnight that when paul venables was post office ceo, she lied to him. —— paula vennells. today we heard it from the former chief operating officer, david miller, who set up the horizon scheme. we heard him say that when he was given an expert report in 2003 about problems with horizon, he didn't read it. so the actions and inactions of these people have possibly destroyed lives. doesn't that make you furious? absolutely. and notjust me furious. imagine the postmasters who've been on the sharp end of this. i mean, you're talking about a billion pounds in compensation. you“re talking about countless lives destroyed, divorces, suicides. it is absolutely horrendous. and people need to be held to account for that. that's what the inquiry is doing. the evidence you're talking about has come before the inquiry. as a result of the inquiry, which this government established, the statutory i
former post office chief exec adam crozier told the inquiry that“s going on just now that when he was chief exec he didn't know the post office was prosecuting people. last week, lord arbuthnot told newsnight that when paul venables was post office ceo, she lied to him. —— paula vennells. today we heard it from the former chief operating officer, david miller, who set up the horizon scheme. we heard him say that when he was given an expert report in 2003 about problems with horizon, he...
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adam crozier told the horizon inquiry this afternoon that he assumed the money was accounted for by the money was accounted for by the company's financial team, but admitted he couldn't be sure. he also said he was not aware that lawyers within the royal mail group conducted prosecutions , and conceded that prosecutions, and conceded that subpostmasters should not have been treated thieves . sir been treated as thieves. sir keir starmer says he's confident angela rayner has not broken any rules after greater manchester police launched an investigation over her tax affairs. it's over the sale of her council house in stockport a decade ago. questions have been asked about whether she paid the right amount of tax and if it was her main home. in a statement, angela rayner said the questions raised relate to a time before she was an mp and she set out her family's circumstances and taken expert tax and legal advice. >> we welcome this investigation because it will allow a line to because it will allow a line to be drawn in relation to this matter. i am fully confident that angela rayner has
adam crozier told the horizon inquiry this afternoon that he assumed the money was accounted for by the money was accounted for by the company's financial team, but admitted he couldn't be sure. he also said he was not aware that lawyers within the royal mail group conducted prosecutions , and conceded that prosecutions, and conceded that subpostmasters should not have been treated thieves . sir been treated as thieves. sir keir starmer says he's confident angela rayner has not broken any rules...
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adam crozier told the horizon inquiry this afternoon that he assumed the money was accounted for by the company's financial team, but he admitted that he couldn't be sure. he also said he was not aware that lawyers within the royal mail group conducted prosecutions and he conceded that subpostmasters shouldn't have been treated as thieves . energy minister shouldn't have been treated as thieves. energy minister graham stuart has announced he's standing down from his cabinet role to focus on local issues . role to focus on local issues. the beverley and holderness mp said he plans to focus on issues like making roads safer, broadband delivery and increasing the number of defibrillators in his constituency . justin tomlinson constituency. justin tomlinson now takes on the role of minister for energy, security and net zero. a 23 year old man has denied murdering a good samaritan who died as he tried to help a stranger, 46 year old chris marriott was on a post—christmas walk with his wife and two young children when he stopped to help a woman who was unconscious in the street. he was kill
adam crozier told the horizon inquiry this afternoon that he assumed the money was accounted for by the company's financial team, but he admitted that he couldn't be sure. he also said he was not aware that lawyers within the royal mail group conducted prosecutions and he conceded that subpostmasters shouldn't have been treated as thieves . energy minister shouldn't have been treated as thieves. energy minister graham stuart has announced he's standing down from his cabinet role to focus on...
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adam crozier told the horizon inquiry this afternoon that he assumed the money was accounted for by the company's financial team, but he admitted that he couldn't be sure . he also said he was not sure. he also said he was not aware lawyers within the aware that lawyers within the royal group conducted royal mail group conducted prosecutions, that prosecutions, and conceded that subpostmasters should not have been treated as thieves . energy been treated as thieves. energy minister graham stuart has announced he's standing down from his cabinet role to focus on local issues. the beverley and holderness mp said he plans to focus on issues such as making roads safer, broadband delivery and increasing the number of defibrillators in his constituency. justin tomlinson now takes on the role of minister for energy, security and net zero, a 23 year old man has denied murdering a good samaritan who died as he tried to help a stranger, 46 year old chris marriott was on a post—christmas walk with his wife and two young children when he stopped to help a woman who was unconscious in the street.
adam crozier told the horizon inquiry this afternoon that he assumed the money was accounted for by the company's financial team, but he admitted that he couldn't be sure . he also said he was not sure. he also said he was not aware lawyers within the aware that lawyers within the royal group conducted royal mail group conducted prosecutions, that prosecutions, and conceded that subpostmasters should not have been treated as thieves . energy been treated as thieves. energy minister graham...
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adam crozier told the horizon inquiry this afternoon that he assumed the money was accounted for by the company's financial team, but admitted that he couldn't be sure he also said he was not aware that lawyers within the royal mail group conducted prosecutions, and conceded subpostmasters conceded that subpostmasters should been treated as should not have been treated as thieves . energy minister should not have been treated as thieves. energy minister graham stuart has announced he's standing down from his cabinet role to focus on local issues. the beverley and holderness mp said he plans to focus on issues such as making roads safer , such as making roads safer, broadband delivery and increasing the number of defibrillators in his constituency. justin tomlinson now takes on the role of minister for minister for energy, security and net zero, a man who attacked and killed another man with a serrated hunting knife in a cornwall nightclub has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 23 years. jake hill also injured four others in just 20s outside the eclipse nightclub, causing
adam crozier told the horizon inquiry this afternoon that he assumed the money was accounted for by the company's financial team, but admitted that he couldn't be sure he also said he was not aware that lawyers within the royal mail group conducted prosecutions, and conceded subpostmasters conceded that subpostmasters should been treated as should not have been treated as thieves . energy minister should not have been treated as thieves. energy minister graham stuart has announced he's standing...
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adam crozier told the horizon inquiry this afternoon that he assumed the money was accounted for by the company's financial team, but he admitted that he couldn't be sure . he also said he was not sure. he also said he was not aware lawyers within the aware that lawyers within the royal group conducted royal mail group conducted prosecutions, that prosecutions, and conceded that subpostmasters should not have been treated as thieves . energy been treated as thieves. energy minister graham stuart has announced he's standing down from his cabinet role to focus on local issues. the beverley and holderness mp said he plans to focus on issues such as making roads safer, broadband delivery and increasing the number of defibrillators in his constituency. justin tomlinson now takes on the role of minister for energy, security and net zero, a 23 year old man has denied murdering a good samaritan who died as he tried to help a stranger, 46 year old chris marriott was on a post—christmas walk with his wife and two young children when he stopped to help a woman who was unconscious in the street.
adam crozier told the horizon inquiry this afternoon that he assumed the money was accounted for by the company's financial team, but he admitted that he couldn't be sure . he also said he was not sure. he also said he was not aware lawyers within the aware that lawyers within the royal group conducted royal mail group conducted prosecutions, that prosecutions, and conceded that subpostmasters should not have been treated as thieves . energy been treated as thieves. energy minister graham...
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former royal mail group boss adam crozier is one of a handful of seniorfigures due to appear this week. they're followed later this month by angela van den bogerd, whose role in the post office prosecution of innocent subpostmasters has been heavily criticised. ex—chief executive paula vennells, who was stripped of her cbe earlier this year, will give three days of evidence in may. she will be asked about a draft report uncovered by the bbc, which shows the post office carried on using public money to fund court action, despite knowing its defence was untrue. in fenny compton, where the fightback began, victims told breakfast and the post office minister their battle was still farfrom won. the life is slipping away. i've spent now 37 years in the post office, so it feels like the life has been wasted. it feels like being stabbed in the back for serving the very people, for the very nation on behalf of the government. everybody's going to get through it. and the fact that when i was in hospital, the post office sent their own personal doctors to see if i was actually ill, that's what
former royal mail group boss adam crozier is one of a handful of seniorfigures due to appear this week. they're followed later this month by angela van den bogerd, whose role in the post office prosecution of innocent subpostmasters has been heavily criticised. ex—chief executive paula vennells, who was stripped of her cbe earlier this year, will give three days of evidence in may. she will be asked about a draft report uncovered by the bbc, which shows the post office carried on using public...
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adam crozier told the horizon inquiry this afternoon that he assumed the money was accounted for by the company's financial team, but he admitted that he couldn't be sure. he also said he was not aware that lawyers within the royal mail group conducted prosecutions and he conceded that subpostmasters shouldn't have been treated as
adam crozier told the horizon inquiry this afternoon that he assumed the money was accounted for by the company's financial team, but he admitted that he couldn't be sure. he also said he was not aware that lawyers within the royal mail group conducted prosecutions and he conceded that subpostmasters shouldn't have been treated as
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adam crozier, the former ceo of royal mail group limited, former director of royal mail holdings. he will also appear at the inquiry a little later. we will, as ben says, bring you the latest here on gb news. >> all right. still to come, prince harry and meghan markle. they've netflix they've had two new netflix shows you shows commissioned. can you guess what they're about? one, is about sports and the other is about something meghan likes to get up to in her spare time. can you guess? this is britain's newsroom stay with . us. >> hello. welcome back. it is 1023. you're with britain's newsroom on gb news. with ben leo and pip tomson. >> welcome. we're joined now by political commentator emma webb and author and broadcaster amy nicole the studio. nicole turner. in the studio. we're going to get stuck into some newspapers and some of the day's newspapers and top shall we start with top stories. shall we start with amy, harry and meghan's new lifestyle and polo shows announced by netflix. what can you tell us? >> well, we have all been waiting with bated breath, haven't we, to see w
adam crozier, the former ceo of royal mail group limited, former director of royal mail holdings. he will also appear at the inquiry a little later. we will, as ben says, bring you the latest here on gb news. >> all right. still to come, prince harry and meghan markle. they've netflix they've had two new netflix shows you shows commissioned. can you guess what they're about? one, is about sports and the other is about something meghan likes to get up to in her spare time. can you guess?...