Ed Davey attacks Post Office ‘conspiracy of lies’ as he defends role in scandal
by Pippa Crerar Political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6HPCD)
Exclusive: Lib Dem leader has been criticised for letting victims down when he was postal affairs minister between 2010 and 2012
Ed Davey has accused senior Post Office managers of unleashing a conspiracy of lies" against successive ministers as he defended - and refused to apologise for - his role in the Horizon scandal.
The Liberal Democrat leader, who has been criticised for letting down victims of the miscarriage of justice as postal affairs minister between 2010 and 2012, said the government had dragged their feet" on overturning convictions and issuing compensation payments.
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