She stopped mid-answer and reached for a tissue as she was grilled about why she had told MPs that the Post Office had been successful in every case against subpostmasters.
The 65-year-old ordained priest also became visibly upset yesterday as the inquiry looked into the Post Office’s response to the suicide of subpostmaster Martin Griffiths in 2013.
As she gave evidence yesterday, Ms Vennells admitted she “made mistakes” but denied there was a conspiracy to cover up the scandal.
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