Monday evening news briefing: Sunak would 'strongly support' review into revoking CBE of ex-Post Office boss
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Good evening. Rishi Sunak would “strongly support” an official review into whether former Post Office boss Paula Vennells should be stripped of her CBE in the wake of the Horizon IT scandal. Nigel Farage has also demanded that Sir Keir Starmer explain why did he not intervene while director of public prosecutions.
Sunak would ‘strongly support’ review into revoking CBE of Paula Vennells
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said Mr Sunak would back the Honours Forfeiture Committee if it decided to look at revoking the CBE of Paula Vennells. A petition calling for the former chief executive to lose her CBE has now been signed by more than one million people.
Starmer must explain why he didn’t intervene in Horizon scandal, says Farage
Sir Keir Starmer needs to explain why he did not intervene in the Horizon Post Office scandal while director of public prosecutions, Nigel Farage has said.
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