Post Office inquiry: Chair forced to intervene

Did you remain in contact with Mr. Davis after you left post office? I did. Did you exchange messages with him about media statements that you might make and the media lines that you might take? In the announcement of this inquiry, for example. I believe the inquiry has checks that show that I even though you'd moved on, he was still advising you into 2020 as the lines to take in your media statements. I had kept in touch with Mr. Davis for reasons that. Were very personal to him and I think he offered that advice at the time. To what extent did what Mr. Davis advise here affect your decision making? I would never. It was simply not the way I worked. Have taken a decision based on the advice of one colleague. Never. My. My way of working was to to take as many different views as I possibly could and to involve those individuals in the decision making as much as I possibly could. Can we look at the top of page one please? Your reply. Mark, thanks for this. I don't think we're too far apart. I didn't say this approach would be our media statement, but they'd need to be aligned. Your right to call this out. I will take your steer. You did take the advice. Hope the PR guy didn't you? I really don't remember it relating to the decision. Hang on now please. Thank you.