Post Office scandal: Ex-boss accused subpostmasters in email of having 'their hand in the till'
A Post Office boss blamed cash shortfalls caused by computer glitches on branch managers with their hand in the till.
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A Post Office boss blamed cash shortfalls caused by computer glitches on branch managers with their hand in the till.
Alan Cook says he will "regret for life" sending the email about sub-postmasters who were wrongly convicted of theft, an inquiry hears.
Ex-Post Office boss Alan Cook said his 'instincts' told him cash-strapped subpostmasters were stealing from tills as they were struggling due to the recession in an email in 2009
Former boss reacted to Computer Weekly expose by telling a colleague that his feeling was subpostmasters were blaming technology for their own theft
Former managing director Alan Cook issued a personal apology to Janet Skinner on Friday.