Rishi Sunak defends Kemi Badenoch in Post Office clash

The prime minister has defended Kemi Badenoch's handling of a row with a former Post Office boss. Ex-Post Office chair Henry Staunton claimed he was told to stall compensation to sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon IT scandal. The row between Ms Badenoch and Mr Staunton started when Mr Staunton told the Sunday Times that Ms Badenoch had said "Someone's got to take the rap" during his sacking last month, and that a senior civil servant had instructed the rate of payments to be slowed. Speaking in Parliament on Monday, Ms Badenoch furiously rejected the claims, which she labelled "a blatant attempt to seek revenge following dismissal", adding Mr Staunton should provide evidence. In response, a statement from Mr Staunton stated that he stood by the comment and that he had "Recorded at the time in a file note which he emailed to himself and to colleagues and which is therefore traceable on the Post Office server".

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