Sunak Withholds Support for Post Office CEO Amid Pay Controversy and Investigation

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak refrains from backing Post Office CEO Nick Read after it was revealed he sought to double his salary amidst an ongoing investigation.

• Rishi Sunak declines to express confidence in Post Office CEO Nick Read, following revelations of his request to double his pay and an ongoing investigation.
• Downing Street previously affirmed confidence in Read, but Sunak calls it 'inappropriate' to comment amid the investigation.
• Former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton accuses Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch of a 'smear campaign' after a fallout.
• An 80-page report by the Post Office's HR director triggers an investigation into Read, amidst claims of a pay rise request being denied.
• Hundreds of sub-postmasters await compensation in the wake of the Horizon IT scandal, with over 700 wrongfully prosecuted due to a faulty system.

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