LIVE: Post Office’s most senior lawyer gives evidence at Horizon inquiry

The Post Office inquiry will today hear evidence from Susan Crichton, the Post Office’s former most senior in-house lawyer. Last week, a legal chief for the Post Office told the inquiry he was not proud to work for the organisation in the wake of the Horizon scandal. Rodric Williams, formerly a litigation lawyer for the company and now its head of legal for dispute resolution and brand, is facing calls to be sacked. However, he told the inquiry into the IT scandal: “I take no pride, comfort or confidence in having worked for an employer that has engaged in conducting the greatest miscarriage of justice that we’ve seen”, adding that he was “truly sorry” for being associated with it. Mr Williams also admitted in his evidence last week that the Post Office’s response to the presence of bugs in the Horizon IT system could be seen as a “cover-up”. Follow the updates here: #postoffice #in