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Former Post Office PR Chief Reflects on Role in Horizon Scandal

Mark Davies admits to questioning his own ethics and acknowledges emails blaming journalists look 'ludicrous' in hindsight.

  • Mark Davies described the Post Office's handling of the Horizon IT issues as a 'corporate cover-up'.
  • Davies admitted to questioning whether the Post Office were 'the baddies' during the scandal.
  • Emails revealed Davies and team often blamed journalists and dismissed their inquiries as 'garbage'.
  • More than 900 sub-postmasters were wrongfully prosecuted due to faults in the Horizon software.
  • Despite efforts to address issues, Davies conceded that his actions may have prolonged the injustice faced by sub-postmasters.
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