Post Office scandal: Horizon contract was ‘fatally flawed’
Stephen Byers also told the Horizon public inquiry the treatment of sub-postmasters was “shocking”. …
In his witness statement, he noted that it had been made “very clear” that cancelling would have major repercussions for the UK’s relationship, not only with Fujitsu, a big investor at the time, but also with other Japanese multinationals like Nissan and Toyota who operated UK car plants.