Post Office chairman Henry Staunton steps down

The Post Office chairman has stepped down amid ongoing tensions after the Horizon IT scandal that saw hundreds of sub-postmasters wrongly convicted. Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch said she and Henry Staunton parted ways with mutual consent, as the Post Office was under heightened scrutiny and she "Felt there was a need for new leadership". The Post Office said in a statement that he had been asked to leave. The Post Office spokesperson said: "On Saturday afternoon, the Post Office was informed that the business and trade secretary had asked Henry Staunton to stand down as chairman of the Post Office."We have been advised by the government that they will appoint an interim chairman shortly. Public anger led to the former Post Office boss Paula Vennells handing back her CBE. Senior figures from the Post Office and the technology firm Fujitsu, which developed the Horizon software, are currently facing questions at a public inquiry over what happened.

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