The Post Office Scandal: Fujitsu’s Recorded Delivery
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01/16/24
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Today, the two companies at the centre of the Post Office tech scandal were questioned by MPs.
Fujitsu’s Paul Patterson and the head of the Post Office, Nick Read were grilled by the Business and Trade Select Committee. The UK boss of the tech company said Fujitsu had a “moral obligation” to contribute to compensation.
Adam speaks to the BBC’s Business Editor Simon Jack, Rebecca Thomson who first broke the story for Computer Weekly in 2009, and journalist Nick Wallis. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Josh Jenkins, Joe Wilkinson and Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.
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