Two former postal affairs ministers give evidence at the inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal, which saw the wrongful prosecution of more than 700 sub-postmasters.
A senior minister has told the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry that accountability for the scandal lies with the government, while the leader of the Liberal Democrats said he was lied to by senior executives at the company. Pat McFadden now serves as the most senior minister in the Cabinet Office, aside from the prime minister, but was postal affairs minister from 2007 to 2009, years in which the biggest miscarriage of justice was taking place.
' Making ministers 'shadow chief executives', however, would not prevent heads of state-owned companies going 'rogue', he said. Read more:Post Office boss 'stepping back' ahead of inquiry evidenceFormer sub-postmaster Sir Alan Bates to receive honorary degree Faulty accounting software called Horizon was used by the Post Office since the early 2000s.
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