Posted 1/13/2024, 10:40:00 PM
Vennells Given CBE Despite Post Office Scandal Warnings
- Theresa May's government awarded former Post Office head Paula Vennells a CBE despite warnings about the Horizon scandal
- Vennells oversaw the Post Office from 2012-2019 when hundreds of workers were wrongly prosecuted due to faulty Horizon software
- At least one honors committee member questioned giving Vennells a CBE given the Post Office scandal controversy
- Concerns were reportedly "brushed aside" and the Business Department sponsored her nomination
- Vennells recently handed back her CBE amid outrage over the Post Office prosecutions scandal