Ex-Post Office boss wrote of ‘subbies with hand in the till’, inquiry hears

Alan Cook says he will regret the ‘inappropriate’ expression used in 2009 email for the rest of his life

A former boss of the Post Office sent an email to two staff members in 2009 telling them his instinct about the Horizon scandal was that “subbies with their hand in the till” were blaming the technology, it has been revealed.

The message from Alan Cook, who was Paula Vennells’ predecessor, came to light at a session of the Post Office Horizon inquiry.