After years of keeping a low profile Paula Venables was thrust into the spotlight this week and making her way through a scrum of cameras may have been the easy part. She started with an apology. I would just like to say, and im gratefulfor the opportunity to do this in person, how sorry i am for all that subpostmasters and theirfamilies and others have suffered as a result of all of the matters that the inquiry has been looking into for so long. There were tears as she was asked about the death of a subpostmaster who took his own life after being financially ruined by the post office. And i mentioned that. Im sorry. I imagine that i was probably. Just pause. Try and compose yourself if you can, and then continue your evidence, please. She defended her role. She may have been the boss, she said, but she wasnt responsible for everything. And she wasnt told everything either. You are not responsible for everything that happens underneath you. You have to rely on the advice of internal an
Every single vote because in key seats, itll be very close between us and the snp. They can vote for a local Scottish Conservative. Lets speak to bbc scotland political reporter, jenni davidson. Talk us through what you are up to and what everyone else is up to, or the leaders. And what everyone else is up to, or the leaders the leaders. Yes, it is the first bi da the leaders. Yes, it is the first big day of the leaders. Yes, it is the first big day of campaigning the leaders. Yes, it is the first big day of campaigning in the leaders. Yes, it is the first big day of campaigning in scotland, as it is everywhere else. The Scottish Party leaders are out and about in different parts of the country. I am about in different parts of the country. Iam in about in different parts of the country. I am in fife, where snp leader and first Ministerjohn Swinney has been meeting with party activists. He has said that the key part comedy heart of the snp campaign, is about opposing austerity, your wr