The origins of the row between the business secretary and former chairman, and what’s at stakeIt’s not often that relations between politicians (particularly Conservative ones) and business leaders descend into full-blown rows. It is rarer still that we, the public, find out just how sour the arguments are. But in the past few days Kemi Badenoch, the business secretary, and Henry Staunton, the recently sacked chairman of the Post Office, have turned their disagreement of the handling of the Horizon scandal into a public mudslinging battle that has dominated news headlines.Let’s catch up on the origins of the row, and the two combatants. Continue reading…
