Post Office Boss to Step Down Amid IT Scandal Inquiry

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Post Office boss Nick Read is stepping down next year.** The inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal, which wrongly prosecuted hundreds of sub-postmasters, has been hearing evidence from victims and executives. Read joined the company in 2019, long after the prosecutions, and has faced criticism for his handling of the scandal. His predecessor, Paula Vennells, received excoriating criticism for her role. **Read's departure comes as the inquiry is likely to challenge him on lessons learned and applied at the Post Office.

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