Post Office lawyers wrote my statement, investigator tells inquiry

A Post Office investigator has said that his statement to the Horizon scandal inquiry vowing that he had “full confidence” in the computer system was written by lawyers hired by the organisation.

Stephen Bradshaw, a former investigation manager, said a statement signed by him declaring the Post Office’s “absolute confidence” in the Horizon IT system was written by a lawyer from the Cartwright King firm acting for the company.

A statement signed by Bradshaw in November 2012 said: “The Post Office continues to have absolute confidence in the robustness and integrity of its Horizon system.”

When asked by Julian Blake, counsel to the inquiry, whether he thought this kind of statement was appropriate, Bradshaw replied: “No, not really no. It’s not my words. It appears