Post Office Chairman Henry Staunton Dismissed Amid Horizon IT Scandal

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch confirms need for new leadership as Post Office faces heightened scrutiny.

Post Office chairman Henry Staunton has been dismissed amid ongoing tensions with the UK government in the wake of the Horizon IT scandal, which led to the wrongful conviction of hundreds of sub-postmasters.
Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch confirmed the decision, stating that there was a need for new leadership at the Post Office, which is under heightened scrutiny.
Staunton's departure is not directly related to the Horizon scandal itself, but rather to disagreements within the board and the need for a change in the business model of the Post Office.
More than 700 branch managers were prosecuted by the Post Office between 1999 and 2015 after faulty Horizon accounting software made it look as though money was missing from their shops.
An interim chair will be appointed shortly, and a recruitment process for a new chair will be launched in due course.