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A Kent MP and former postal minister has welcomed the decision of the former boss of the Post Office to return her CBE. Kelly Tolhurst, who represents Rochester and Strood, had called for the honour bestowed to Paula Vennells, the disgraced former chief executive of The Post Office, Ltd to be taken back. She said: “She would have had access to all the information at the time. “Give it up before it’s taken away.” Ms Tolhurst held the key role for a year from 2019 when disturbing details of the scandal impacting the lives of hundreds of sub-postmasters and post mistresses across the UK were stil…

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