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Lesley Sewell struggled to contain her emotions at the beginning of Thursday's Horizon IT inquiry proceedings, stumbling over her words as she gave the affirmation ahead of giving evidence.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced a bill today designating the United States Postal Service located at 107 North Hoyne Avenue in Fritch, Texas as the “Chief Zeb Smith Post Office.” Under…

Lesley Sewell said departed CEO had called for help ‘plugging gaps in her memory’ before select committee appearance

Former head of IT at the scandal-hit organisation Lesley Sewell told the official Inquiry the ex-CEO Paula Vennells contacted her four times in 2020 and 2021

Lesley Sewell gave evidence at the Horizon IT inquiry on Thursday

Dorothy Bain KC also sought to defend the Crown Office from suggestions it should have been more suspicious of Horizon evidence.

Dorothy Bain KC also sought to defend the Crown Office from suggestions it should have been more suspicious of Horizon evidence.

Dorothy Bain KC also sought to defend the Crown Office from suggestions it should have been more suspicious of Horizon evidence.

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Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain said it had shown a ‘complete abdication of responsibility’

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Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain said the Post Office would no longer be a specialist reporting agency "because of its fundamental and sustained failures in connection with Horizon cases in Scotland".

Lesley Sewell tells the Horizon inquiry she was "not comfortable" being contacted by the former chief.

A former Post Office executive has said she was forced to block ex-boss Paula Vennells' phone number after the ex-CEO called multiple times asking for help to avoid an independent inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal.

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Residents of a small border village are up in arms about the closure of their "much valued" Post Office outreach service.