The Guardian reports that Ed Davey will appear before the Post Office Horizon inquiry this Thursday, with Vince Cable and Jo Swinson appearing later this month:
Ed Davey hit the headlines for falling off a paddleboard, bungee jumping and Zumba dancing as part of his unconventional election campaign. But the Liberal Democrat leader’s attention-grabbing stunts paid off when his newly resurgent party won 72 seats, its highest total since 1923.
Fresh from his triumph, Davey will be in the spotlight for a more sombre reason on Thursday, as he testifies to the public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal.
Davey, who was postal affairs minister between 2010 and 2012, and Pat McFadden, Labour’s new chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, are among politicians who have had responsibility for the Post Office in the past and face questioning this month.
You can read the full report here.
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