You're in 'la la land': Paula Vennells's last day at Post Office Inquiry
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🗓️ 24 May 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
She has been giving evidence at the Post Office Horizon Inquiry for the last three days – and today she was accused by lawyers of talking "rubbish" and being in "la la land".
Sky's Jonathan Samuels spoke to Sky's business correspondent Paul Kelso who's been at the Post Office Inquiry for us.
Plus, a record number of Conservative MPs have now said they are not standing in July's general election. Political correspondent Rob Powell talks to Jonathan about that and all the other latest news from the election campaigns.
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| 1:00.3 | Trust in politics is broken. |
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| 1:35.1 | We've all been following, haven't we, the post office IT scandal over recent weeks and months, |
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