Post Office Inquiry LIVE: Paula Vennells braced for questions on whether she misled MPs

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has arrived at the Horizon IT inquiry as she is is set to be quizzed on her role in the scandal – including likely questions on whether she deliberately misled MPs.

The disgraced ex-chief executive did not answer any questions as she entered Aldwych House in London on Wednesday.

She is due to begin her three days of evidence amid claims she covered-up the Post Office’s knowledge of bugs in the faulty accounting software.

Hundreds of subpostmasters were prosecuted by the business between 1999 and 2015 after Horizon, owned by Japanese company Fujitsu, made it appear as though money was missing at their branches.

Officers had previously asked media to ensure there was a clear path for Ms Vennells to enter the building as she arrived around two hours before proceedings were due to commence.

She was surrounded by press as she exited a car a short distance from the venue and was eventually escorted by police.

Ms Vennells, a 65-year-old ordained priest, was Post Office boss from 2012 to 2019 – a time period in which the company was beginning to have to deal with the fall-out of potential wrongful subpostmaster convictions.

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