Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells hands over 50 new documents ahead of scandal inquiry appearance

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The surprise disclosure came as the inquiry heard that the former chief executive 'did not believe there had been a miscarriage [of justice] and could not have got there emotionally'.

The Post Office scandal inquiry has said it will 'urgently' review dozens of new documents it has received from former chief executive Paula Vennells. The inquiry heard her legal team had conducted further searches ahead of her appearance next week and found 50 additional documents that had previously not been shared.

'She seemed clear in her conviction from the day I joined that nothing had gone wrong and it was very clearly stated in my very first board meeting. She never, in my observation, deviated from that or seemed to particularly doubt that.' Mr Beer asked: 'So she was unwavering in her conviction that there had been no miscarriages of justice?' Mr Cameron replied: 'As far as I was concerned, yes.

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