Post Office board ‘felt blindsided’ by rushed out, critical 2013 report

Former member Susannah Storey tells inquiry that Horizon IT problem was sprung on non-executive directors

A senior civil servant said non-executive directors at the Post Office felt blindsided" by the way the company rushed out a 2013 report by forensic accountants which was highly critical of the state-owned body.

Susannah Storey, who is now permanent secretary at the department for culture, media and sport, sat on the Post Office board between 2012 and 2014 as a non-executive director and the first shareholder representative of the UK government.