Post Office scandal accountability lies with govt, minister says - as audience groans at Lib Dem leader

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Post Office scandal accountability lies with govt, minister says - as audience groans at Lib Dem leader

A senior minister has told the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry that accountability for the scandal lies with the government, while the leader of the Liberal Democrats said he was lied to by senior executives at the company.

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