she was asked by the inquiry counsel, julian blake, about what he knew and when he knew it. to watch becausejulian blake has been absolutely forensic in the way he is questioning the investigator. each time he asks a question, he asks for response and then he had as the receipts. we saw earlier with mr bradshaw saying he did not know for some time about the issues with horizon it, julian blake then pulled out e—mails from 2010 showing the issue had been flagged. what stephen bradshaw is insisting upon is that he is relying on what his higher—ups have been telling him and they hadn't flagged the issue to him. he is also explained that he is not technically minded enough to understand this. that led to another uncomfortable exchange because julian blake then showed him witness statements in which, i will read to you... statement signed by stephen bradshaw himself saying that the post office has absolute confidence in the robustness and the integrity of the horizon it system. it was put to him that if he wasn't technically minded, how can he sign a statement with such words? he

stephen bradshaw was giving evidence, the inquiry is a special counsel, julian blake, was trying to determinemails to him as early as 2010, e—mails that highlighted issues with the it system. he was also questioned about the language that he used when interviewing postmasters and arguing that perhaps that language could have been inappropriate, language like saying someone was feeding him a pack of lies. mr bradshaw argued that this was a criminal interrogation, it's not meant to be nice and that was his way of speaking. he also said that he was not technically minded and he would have had difficulty understanding thoseissues have had difficulty understanding those issues when it came to the horizon it system. the inquiry counsel put to him that he still signed statements saying that the post office had confidence... absolute confidence in the robustness and integrity of the horizon it system. please check our website because online we have regular updates from our reporters, including sam hancock who is inside the room where sub—postmasters are also there listening to that testimony. but bef

and today he has been quizzed by julian blake, a lawyer , asking him blake, a lawyer, asking him aboutssionalism , about about his professionalism, about his written statements, particularly when it comes to the issue regarding the subpostmasters and postmistresses. now he was involved as an investigator for the post office in a case involving nine subpost masters and postmistresses regarding their criminal intent allegation. and today he's been quizzed about some of the information that he receives, particularly during a time when there were concerns from postmasters. their stories going out into the press , and bradshaw out into the press, and bradshaw was asked about this and he said he simply didn't have the information from those higher up information from those higher up in the organisation. but he was heanng in the organisation. but he was hearing that information from people at his level. so he didn't feel like he needed to act in that specific moment . and act in that specific moment. and he was quizzed about his character. the way he spoke to some of these subpostmasters, par

now, today, he's been quizzed by the inquiry's counsel, julian blake, about his written statements andthose conversations. he was having with colleagues via emails and various other documents . but interestingly, documents. but interestingly, today he's been speaking particularly about the written statements and whether or not he was involved in that. and he was saying, i, despite having written statements, he was saying they were technically written by the solicitors who were working with the post office during this investigation . and this is what he had to say a little earlier. >> we've seen lisa brennan this morning being told in her interview that nobody else is making mistakes. >> haven't we? >> haven't we? >> i've explained that in in that particular branch , she was that particular branch, she was the only person in that branch that was having that particular issue . issue. >> we've seen the letter from the lawyer at the post office taking a conscious decision not to tell miss mcdonald about simon mayall case. do you remember that document, don't you? >> that's right. >> that's