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Disgraced former Post Office chief Paula Vennells warned of possible contempt of Parliament on Horizon scandal

Source: PA Wire

Disgraced former Post Office chief Paula Vennells faces potentially being found in contempt of Parliament over evidence she gave on the Horizon IT scandal.

The cross-party Business and Trade Committee will explore “all options available” to sanction Ms Vennells if she is found to have misled Parliament over the historic miscarriage of justice which destroyed the lives and livelihoods of many sub-postmasters and postmistresses.

The moves comes after fresh allegations were broadcast about when Ms Vennells knew that

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