a ukgi representative sits on the post office's board.n an interview at the weekend mr staunton alleged ukgi was behind a letter written by post office's nick read injanuary 2024 to the lord chancellor alex chalk claiming that 300 of the prosecutions of postmasters were legally sound. now this letter is not yet in the public domain, but its existence has not been denied by either the government or the post office. and crucially, mr staunton argues ukgi were trying to influence the standing of postmasters in respect to compensation. in staunton�*s words to the sunday times: newsnight also understands that mr staunton has concerns about the broader role of ukgi on the post office board. what's the wider significance of this? well, given ukgi is controlled by the treasury, it potentially implicates the treasury, notjust the business department, in this affair. now, everything that mr staunton has said on record about ukgi is very firmly denied by the body. here's their statement: the treasury declined to comment. yet, for some mps, there rem