New: Paula Vennells tears up and grabs a tissue during her evidence - as she is asked why she made a false statement in a meeting with MPs.

She told parliamentarians that Post Office had won every prosecution based on Horizon - when it had lost around five. #PostOfficeinquiry

🚨 NEW: A Tory MP has been allowed to remain in his payroll job despite being accused of sexual misconduct

[Claire Ellicott]

Please remember that when inflation goes up it is caused by global events and when it comes down it is because I made some shit videos and talked bollocks about a 'plan'.

Paula Vennells Post Office Inquiry Bingo

'I don't remember'
'it wasn't me'
'lessons have been learned'
'lawyers told me to say that'
'they were all thieving wrong'uns'
'I can't acutally use a computer'
'no I don't watch ITV'
'God has forgiven me'
'can I go now'

Paula Vennells believed there had been no miscarriages of justice as late as April 2019 - when she left the Post Office.

She says: 'I think that’s right.'

Her former finance chief said in 2020, she was simply unable to get there 'on an emotional level'.

🚨 NEW: Health and care worker visa applications are down 76% this year because of the government crackdown on dependents

[Sky News]

When did Paula Vennells know there were potential miscarriages of justice at the post office?

This email might help explain 👇🏼

💥 NEW: Former Royal Mail CEO Moya Greene accused Paula Vennells: 'I think you knew.'

In 2024 texts shown to inquiry she says: 'I want to believe you. I asked you twice. I suggested you get an independent review reporting to you.

'How could you not have known?' 👇

Tory MP Johnny Mercer has criticised Rishi Sunak for self-promotion at the expense of serious politics, a stinging rebuke from the only sitting MP to star in a shampoo advert

Conservative MP Mel Stride claims the PIP benefit awards people £1000s per month

Most only get about £250 a month, max £720 per month

Meanwhile Mel claims £1,250 a month in rent on expenses, plus utility bills and council tax

He even claimed for a £20 book from Waterstones

The deputy PM is urging british citizens to stockpile 3 days worth of food and water to help build ‘national resilience’ amid fears of prolonged power cuts, cyber attacks and floods.

What do they know that we don’t?

Rishi Sunak Yes mate, the one target you set that you have no influence over is coming good! If only you’d had such luck with the ones where you need to do some work.

It should come as no surprise that Americaphile Rishi Sunak has resorted to gerrymandering in his bid to salvage a couple of seats at the next general election
Blocking Veterans ID cards in order to stifle use of Student ID cards
Johnny Mercer here says the quiet part out loud

Leaked Johnny Mercer memo in Times says we blocked proposals to let veterans use their veteran ID to vote because it would open the floodgates to students using their ID cards. And the last thing we would want is students to be voting.

🚨 NEW: Police are being told to make fewer arrests because of the lack of space in prisons

[The Times and The Sunday Times]

🚨 NEW: Veterans minister Johnny Mercer claimed in a leaked email that No 10 blocked veteran IDs for voting because it could “open the floodgates” for students to use their ID

[The Times and The Sunday Times]

Exhibit A: Sick note Simon Case. Will give 'evidence' at the #CovidInquiry 23.05.24.

Exhibit B. Abomination Paula Vennells. She'll give 'evidence' to the #PostOfficeInquiry 22-24 May 2024.

I may need to invest in a suitable screen protector for my TV. 😡
#BBCBreakfast #GMB

So emails have now come to light confirming Paula Vennells was aware there had been miscarriages of justice due to the Horizon system as far back as 2013, and she’s damned by her own email replies so she can’t deny she’s lied

Tomorrow will be intense

thetimes.co.uk/article/smokin…

New: ‘Smoking gun’ email shows Paula Vennells knew of potential Horizon miscarriges of justice in 2013.

Former CEO read case files of two jailed postmasters, and said they were 'very disturbing', but denied evidence of miscarriages of justice in 2015.

thetimes.co.uk/article/smokin…