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Rishi Sunak fails to express confidence in Post Office chief under investigation

Rishi Sunak has declined to express confidence in Post Office chief executive Nick Read after it emerged he is under investigation. The Prime Minister told MPs that it would be “inappropriate” for him to comment when challenged in the Commons to back Mr Read’s leadership of the company. His response came a day after Downing Street offered assurances over Mr Read after former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton highlighted the existence of an 80-page report compiled by the organisation’s HR director. Mr Staunton, who claims he has been the victim of a “smear campaign” since his public fallout with Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch, said his own behaviour was only referenced once in the document about Mr Read. Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, Labour MP Kevan Jones (North Durham) told the Commons: “After yesterday’s revelation that Nick Read, the CEO of the Post Office, is under investigation for an 80-page report written by the former head of HR at the Post Office, does the Prime Minister and the Business Secretary have confidence in Nick Read’s leadership at the Post Office?” Subscribe to the Evening Standard: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Evening-S... for latest breaking news from the UK, US and around the world, plus podcasts and features. Evening Standard on socials: Check out our full video catalog:    / londoneveningstandard   Videos, daily editorial and more: https://www.standard.co.uk/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/eveningstandard Follow us on Twitter:   / eveningstandard   and Instagram:   / evening.standard