Apologies on Horizon

And an update on the Post Office (Quashing of Convictions) Bill

The Post Office has admitted that its staff worked on the assumption that the Horizon IT system was always reliable and that the most likely explanation for any discrepancies reported by postmasters was dishonesty.

In written submissions to the public inquiry chaired by Sir Wyn Williams, the Post Office noted “with profound regret” that — “in respect of …