Paula Vennells, the former Post Office boss, will return her CBE with immediate effect following a public outcry over the Horizon IT scandal. A petition demanding Vennells be stripped of her honor surpassed 1.2 million signatures, reflecting the widespread anger over the wrongful convictions of hundreds of sub-postmasters due to the flawed Horizon system. The scandal, which has been described as one of the most extensive miscarriages of justice in British history, has led to calls for accountability and reevaluation of the honors system. Vennells issued a statement expressing her sorrow for the devastation caused to the affected families. The decision to return the CBE comes ahead of an emergency debate in Parliament, with the petition tally reaching over 1,050,000 signatures. The issue has garnered significant media attention, with ITV's drama on the scandal bringing renewed focus to the case. The Forfeiture Committee had been asked to look at the award, and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had indicated his support for this action. It has also been revealed that Theresa May's government pushed through the CBE despite concerns raised on the honors committee about the Horizon IT scandal.
Theresa May's government forced through disgraced former Post Office boss Paula Vennells' CBE despite Horizon IT concerns and plight of sub-postmasters already being known https://t.co/L8MfRYx7b2 https://t.co/3usgfz4x2e
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'It's a shame it took a million people to cripple her conscience': Furious sub-postmasters wrongly convicted in Horizon scandal are 'glad' ex Post Office boss Paula Vennells is handing back CBE - amid calls for her to return her millions in bonuses https://t.co/06kb7vsumL https://t.co/Y4bD67Hc2J
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells is to hand back her CBE following the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal. Daisy McAndrew: ""That is small potatoes compared to the scale of this scandal." @daisymcandrew https://t.co/GxW1pA72pj
The scandal has now resulted in former post office boss Paula Vennells returning her CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire), a royal honor she received due to her work in the post office https://t.co/QmC12XMRht
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“She saw the petition a million people signed and thought it was easier to get rid of it herself.” Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has handed back her CBE after calls for her to be stripped of the honour. Coming to @GlobalPlayer @maitlis | @jonsopel | @lewis_goodall https://t.co/USSEXAPSNN
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells will hand back her CBE with immediate effect amid the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal. The scandal led to the convictions of hundreds of sub-postmasters https://t.co/boZRUtiUAn
Good to know that former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has finally listened to her conscience and handed back her completely undeserved CBE. #PostOffceScandal https://t.co/d5Lw2sf1aD
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Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells is to hand back her CBE following the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal which led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of subpostmasters.
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Paula Vennells has handed back her CBE, while you were out.
Amid the furore over the Post Office scandal, Paula Vennells has handed back her CBE, although it’s not really enough and she’s personally responsible for making up the shortfall https://t.co/301oEBQV5S
Ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells says she will hand back her CBE with 'immediate effect' amid fallout from Horizon scandal that saw hundreds of subpostmasters wrongly convicted https://t.co/7M8XJ1HEfD https://t.co/8AcatcEfTu
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has said she will hand back her CBE with immediate effect amid the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal which led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters.
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Paula Vennells, the former CEO of the Post Office, has said she will hand back her CBE with immediate effect. It comes after a petition calling for her to do so reached more than a million signatures. https://t.co/rgvh3yZT7L https://t.co/6J9nTuoeip
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The petition to have Paula Vennells stripped of her CBE reached over 1 million signatures. https://t.co/trs0n8gmwG
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Paula Vennells has given her CBE back. It should never have come to this because she shouldn’t have got one in the first place. This government has played a shameful role in the Post Office scandal. We can’t let them avoid scrutiny over a company they completely run.
Former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells has said she will return her CBE following the Horizon scandal 'I am truly sorry for the devastation caused to the sub-postmasters and their families,' she said in a statement https://t.co/gL2a1zpayn
After former Post Office boss Paula Vennells says she will hand back her CBE with immediate effect, who else should fall on their sword for this? @TVKev | @ThatAlexWoman https://t.co/TMlD9idJwB
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BREAKING: Post Office former boss Paula Vennells is handing back her CBE. Would've had it stripped if she didn't.
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Paula Vennells hands back CBE as she says she is 'truly sorry' for 'devastation' of Post Office scandal https://t.co/6oDAz3vsdf
former post office CEO Paula Vennells tells the PA news agency she will return her CBE with immediate effect. The Forfetuire Committee had been asked to look at the award and no10 said the PM would support this.
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BREAKING: Former Post Office chief exec Paula Vennells has returned her CBE after the backlash over the Horizon IT scandal. Via statement to PA.
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Breaking: Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has handed back her CBE. Comes after Sunak called for her to be stripped of the honour and a petition reached 1.2 million signatures. https://t.co/pGqPuJljl9
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BREAKING: Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has said she will hand back her CBE with immediate effect amid the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal, which led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters. https://t.co/fJ2N5IhMDJ
#Breaking Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has said she will hand back her CBE with immediate effect amid the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal which led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters https://t.co/B5O3hmTVhO
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A petition calling for former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to be stripped of her CBE has received over a million signatures. @susannareid100 questions the former Post Office minister, Paul Scully, on who made the decisions to grant Paula Vennells the honour. https://t.co/N4jygyqSU6
How former Post Office chief Paula Vennells could be stripped of her CBE if she is deemed to have brought the honours system into disrepute https://t.co/UryMusnIC6 https://t.co/PBVW7jcZzu
Who is Paula Vennells – the former Post Office boss one million people want stripped of her CBE? Read more🔗 https://t.co/zL8fuB092A
As one million people sign a petition to strip former Post Office boss Paula Vennells of her CBE, @AndrewMarr9 discusses this and more. Tonight with Andrew Marr is live, watch now on @GlobalPlayer.
“I don't want to replace one injustice with another.” Should former Post Office boss Paula Vennells be stripped of her CBE? @maitlis and @jonsopel ask @DavidDavisMP. Coming to @GlobalPlayer https://t.co/3LtLgvOpT4
Having binge-watched the utterly brilliant #MrBatesVsThePostOffice last night, I’ve just signed the petition calling on Paula Vennells, the former CEO of the Post Office to be stripped of her CBE. Will you sign too? https://t.co/VCl6cuShOd via @38degrees
Ex-Post Office chief Paula Vennells is under pressure to hand back her CBE over the Horizon computer scandal A petition calling for her to be stripped of her honour has reached more than 1,050,000 ahead of an emergency debate in Parliament Read more: https://t.co/0QcFNkkFIa https://t.co/WQ8v7ZLh6M
Ministers call for former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to lose CBE over Horizon scandal https://t.co/EOYrbSLHe3
More than one million people have now signed a petition to strip ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells of her CBE. It was on 5,000 just a week ago. https://t.co/rvEmyNxPcr
If our honours system is to mean anything, former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells should lose her CBE. https://t.co/gDfHbvEfAp
Should Paula Vennells lose her CBE?
More than 1MILLION sign petition calling to strip ex-Post Office chief Paula Vennells of her CBE amid growing fury over Horizon scandal which sparked widest miscarriage of justice in British history https://t.co/yD4mvYd9Pp https://t.co/mctlojNlhs
Petition to strip former Post Office boss Paula Vennells of CBE passes 1 million signatures https://t.co/waDpg9g8OH
After the Horizon scandal disgraced Post Office boss Paula Vennells must hand back her honour now, writes @johnnyljenkins 'Vennells must hand back her CBE now and hand it over to Alan Bates - the most deserving recipient anybody could imagine.' https://t.co/JCBhht8QAK
A petition calling for former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to lose her CBE over the Horizon scandal has hit one million signatures. 'The Great Post Office Scandal’ author Nick Wallis: “She was rewarded by the Government for doing what she did to the sub-postmasters.” #TalkTV https://t.co/VPAfmJgqWX
A petition calling for former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to lose her CBE over the Horizon scandal has hit one million signatures. ‘The Great Post Office Scandal’ author Nick Wallis: “She was rewarded by the Government for doing what she did to the sub-postmasters.” #TalkTV https://t.co/ZG5eO07Gw7
A petition calling for former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to lose her CBE over the Horizon scandal has attracted more than one million signatures ✍️: Cormac Pearson https://t.co/xxJkPtDayS
Petition to strip ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells of CBE hits one million https://t.co/oDTL1DsqVX
Petition to strip ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells of CBE tops 1 million https://t.co/tNd3VlXNqo
A petition to strip former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells of her CBE has passed one million signatures. She’s been criticised over the Horizon IT scandal which saw hundreds of sub-postmasters wrongly convicted. https://t.co/3VpmaTqtBc https://t.co/zUSbebRSgs
Petition to strip Paula Vennells of CBE over Horizon scandal reaches one million signatures https://t.co/yHkE65egoe
As a petition calling for former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to lose her CBE over the Horizon scandal hits a million signatures, Sky News explains everything you need to know about the Post Office scandal. Read more: https://t.co/R6OdMh5f9f https://t.co/FWSARujZCM
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A petition, now boasting over a million signatures, is clamouring for ex-Post Office chief Paula Vennells to be stripped of her CBE, all thanks to the Horizon scandal. The clamour has hit fever pitch, especially after ITV's drama threw the spotlight back onto what's been dubbed…
Petition to strip former Post Office boss Paula Vennells of CBE passes 900,000 signatures https://t.co/rYU52PpQPs
Petition to strip ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells of CBE hits almost one million https://t.co/NTq7mNh88T
A petition calling for former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to have her CBE taken away over the Horizon scandal has surpassed its target of 900,000 signatures https://t.co/7mEn5PcRmF