Top civil servant told Henry Staunton there was no appetite to ‘rip off band aid’, according to sacked chairman’s note of conversation
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A senior civil servant told the former Post Office chairman that in the run-up to the election there was no appetite to “rip off the band aid” in terms of government finances, according to a memo he wrote at the time.
Henry Staunton, who was sacked as chairman of the Post Office last month, has produced a record of the conversation in which he says he was told to delay compensation payments to wrongly convicted post office operators.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Top civil servant told Henry Staunton there was no appetite to ‘rip off band aid’, according to sacked chairman’s note of conversation UK politics live – latest updatesA senior civil servant told the former Post Office chairman that in the run-up to the election there was no appetite to “rip off the band aid” in terms of government finances, according to a memo he wrote at the time.Henry Staunton, who was sacked as chairman of the Post Office last month, has produced a record of the conversation in which he says he was told to delay compensation payments to wrongly convicted post office operators. Continue reading…
