Nick Davies said to have repeatedly demanded pay rises from the government and described bonus as ‘intolerable’

The chief executive of the Post Office was “obsessed” with his pay and threatened to resign unless it was increased even as the Horizon scandal escalated, a former HR director at the postal service has claimed.

The former chief people officer, Jane Davies, said Nick Read repeatedly demanded pay increases from the government, the company’s sole shareholder, and described his bonus as “intolerable”.

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