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Thursday briefing: Kemi Badenoch’s war of words with the Post Office official she fired, explained

In today’s newsletter: The business secretary’s spat with Henry Staunton could damage her reputation, and future ambitions

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Post Office scandal: civil servant rejects claims she asked to slow compensation

Sarah Munby insists she never suggested to ex-Post Office chair Henry Staunton that he delay payments to post office operators

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Civil servant dragged into fight with ex-chair of Post Office has government’s backing – for now

Sarah Munby forced to break cover to rebut Henry Staunton claim she told him to delay Horizon compensation payments

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PMQs sketch: Starmer and Sunak trade Post Office blows but bigger fight awaits on Gaza

Prime Minister and Labour leader face off over Post Office scandal but bigger clash awaits

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Sunak refuses to repeat Badenoch claim that ex-Post Office chair lied

PM declines to say Henry Staunton lied about government’s handling of payments for Horizon scandal victims

The Guardian - UK

Fired Post Office chief escalates Horizon scandal compensation row as he hits back at Badenoch with ‘memo’

Henry Staunton’s note of a conversation with senior civil servant was reported to say he had been advised to ‘hobble’ into the election and not to ‘rip off the band aid’ in terms of Post Office finances

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More than 30 MPs sign motion of no confidence in Commons speaker – as it happened

Labour amendment calling for immediate Gaza ceasefire passes after government and SNP walkout

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Post Office scandal: how many subpostmasters have received compensation?

As documented in the recent ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, the subpostmasters have been endlessly campaigning for compensation

Evening Standard

Badenoch v Staunton: a public mudslinging over the Post Office

A look at the origins of the confrontation between the business secretary and the former Post Office chair, and what is at stake

The Guardian - UK

Harrowing video of suffering of sub-postmasters victim of Horizon IT scandal published by public inquiry

The move came as MPs are probing whether a top civil servant gave a ‘go-slow order’ on pay-outs

Evening Standard

MPs demand to see ex-Post Office chair’s note over Horizon payouts

Henry Staunton has accused government of wanting to stall compensation payments to victims until after election

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SNP welcomes Labour call for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in Gaza, claiming it forced Starmer into U-turn – as it happened

Stephen Flynn says decision by Labour is ‘long-overdue’ and Starmer was forced into position by public pressure and the SNP

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Kemi Badenoch accuses Post Office chair she sacked of seeking revenge

Business minister criticises Henry Staunton after he claimed the government wanted to stall payouts to scandal victims

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On Horizon, the truth is an insult to the ever-outraged Kemi Badenoch

The business secretary is a passionate defender of free speech – apart from any criticism of her

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Minister says government working on sanction options for those involved in Alexei Navalny’s death – as it happened

Leo Docherty, Foreign Office minister, says government ‘working at pace’ to hold those responsible for Russian opposition leader’s death to account

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Ministers deny claims government wanted to stall Post Office Horizon scandal payouts

Former Post Office chair claimed request was made so government could ‘limp into’ the next election

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Home Office test scandal students to pitch Mr Bates-inspired TV drama

Group believe dramatisation could help ignite wider interest in ‘huge injustice that most people still don’t know about’

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'I went nuts trying to find missing £1,000 in Post Office system - now I'll get my life back'

Jacqueline Falcon, 42, was yet another victim of the Horizon accounting system which wrongly indicated £1,000 was missing from her till.

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Ex-Post Office boss ‘gave Fujitsu bonus contract despite warnings’

Exclusive: Whistleblowers say Paula Vennells agreed to move archive, which risked destroying data that could clear operators

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English test scandal: students renew fight to clear names after 10 years

Exclusive: Push follows new evidence that raises questions over Home Office’s cheating accusations against 35,000 international students

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Fujitsu bosses have been paid £37m since it won Post Office contract

Spotlight turns on seven executives who presided over Horizon contract that led to huge miscarriage of justice

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Ministers discuss alternative plan to exonerate Post Office Horizon victims

Exclusive: Meetings held about proposal by judiciary for courts to overturn convictions despite plan for bill to clear victims

Evening Standard

Post Office hires new inquiry chief, head of financial crime compliance

Over at the Post Office, the board is recruiting several senior roles.

The Guardian - UK

‘Constructive’ talks held over transfer of Post Office ownership to operators

Minister met union officials and representatives from co-operative movement to discuss mutualisation

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MP criticises ‘fatal flaw’ in government’s oversight of Post Office IT scandal

Ministers should have acted through representative on company’s board, inquiry hears

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