Paula Vennells lied to me, says Sir Ed Davey during Post Office Inquiry

Sir Ed #Davey said he was repeatedly lied to by Post Office senior executives including former boss Paula Vennells and David Smith, former managing director. In his witness statement, the Liberal Democrat leader referred to being “seriously misled” and said on multiple occasions that he was lied to by senior officials within the courier. He told the Post Office Inquiry on Thursday: “It is pretty clear what they told my officials was not true.” Asked by lead counsel Jason Beer KC on the identities of the senior executives in question, Sir Ed said: “Well the senior executives I dealt with were David Smith and then Paula Vennells – there may have been one or two others. “They were the ones giving information to my officials and then to me, so they were the people passing information that was untrue.” #postoffice #politics Read more: #1721305920790