Article 6HQ1D Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to return CBE amid Horizon scandal

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to return CBE amid Horizon scandal

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Kiran Stacey, Rowena Mason and Daniel Boffey
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CEO when hundreds of PO operators were prosecuted, says she will hand back honour

The former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells is to hand back her CBE over the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of staff, with over 100 more potential victims having come forward in recent weeks.

Vennells said on Tuesday she would return the award given to her in 2019 as the fallout from ITV's drama about the scandal continues to grow.

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