Giving Paula Vennells a CBE was 'ignorant and stupid' | Ian Hislop speaks to Andrew Marr
Published Jan. 10, 2024, 12:01 a.m. by Naomi Charles
As calls grow for former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to lose her CBE in the wake of the Horizon scandal, Andrew marr speaks to Private Eye Editor Ian Hislop. Private Eye were one of the first news outlets to cover the scandal, with Nick Wallis and Richard Brooks' special report uncovering 'How the Post Office wrecked the lives of its own workers.'
Describing the UK honours system as 'permanently ludicrous,' Hislop says that it was 'unbelievable' that Vennells was given a CBE in the first place, given the reporting on the scandal.
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