Former senior judge tried to warn Post Office its cases ‘didn’t make sense’ – UK politics live
At the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry, Sir Anthony Hooper says he warned Paula Vennels about the Post Office’s theory about sub-postmastersPushed on LBC this morning about the timing of the next general election, prime minister Rishi Sunak refused to be drawn, and suggested the country should have its focus on the “substance” of issues instead.He told listeners:When I got this job we’d been through a tough time as a country, the pandemic, war in Ukraine, impacts on energy bills. And there was a lot to get on with.I set out five very clear priorities, I’m sure we’ll talk about them, to halve inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt, cut waiting list and to stop the boats. Continue reading...

At the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry, Sir Anthony Hooper says he warned Paula Vennels about the Post Office’s theory about sub-postmasters
Pushed on LBC this morning about the timing of the next general election, prime minister Rishi Sunak refused to be drawn, and suggested the country should have its focus on the “substance” of issues instead.
He told listeners:
When I got this job we’d been through a tough time as a country, the pandemic, war in Ukraine, impacts on energy bills. And there was a lot to get on with.
I set out five very clear priorities, I’m sure we’ll talk about them, to halve inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt, cut waiting list and to stop the boats. Continue reading...