Thread by @nickwallis

During @KevanJonesMP (Lab) UQ in parliament today @chrisloder MP (Con) called Post Office CEO Nick Read "a liar" and Chris Pritchard, Post Office Head of Public Affairs "a liar" after meeting with them. V unusual. Reflects the strength of feeling in the House. Hard to see how...

@KevanJonesMP @chrisloder ... how Nick Read gets out of this hole, entirely of his making.

He accepted a bonus for co-operating with a public inquiry, and then signed off a demonstrably false statement in the PO's annual report.

#PostOfficeScandal

@KevanJonesMP @chrisloder Interesting that @chrisloder didn't explain why he said Read and Pritchard were liars (unless it was simply on the basis they told him the Post Office was "great"). Clearly just wanted to get on the record that he believes Pritchard and Read are liars. Very interesting...

@KevanJonesMP @chrisloder ... parallels with the Post Office meeting @lucyallan MP's encounter with two Post Office public affairs types detailed in my book. She spoke of their arrogance and attitude towards SPMs. I think the problem is, the Post Office still doesn't realise that it has a problem...

@KevanJonesMP @chrisloder @lucyallan ... and still believes its reputation with power-brokers and business/bonuses-as-usual is more important than properly attending to the victims. Until they recognise that, this scandal will go on.

Several influential people were of the mind the entire board of the PO...

@KevanJonesMP @chrisloder @lucyallan ... should have been sacked on the conclusion of Bates v Post Office in 2019. I think the fact they weren't may have something to do with where we are now.
I still don't think the PO (and by that I mean its directors, execs and staff) realise how much trouble they're in.

@KevanJonesMP @chrisloder @lucyallan By trouble - I don't mean individual censure or even criminal prosecution (tho that might still happen), I mean existential trouble. The Post Office hasn't seemed to notice it's hit an iceberg, whilst the rest of us can see it sinking.