Paul Patterson, the boss of the European arm of Fujitsu - the Japanese company that developed the faulty Horizon system - is giving evidence to the Post Office inquiry - watch live above Earlier, former business secretary Kemi Badenoch rejected that she should have escalated her concern sooner over the delay to financial redress

Europe boss also speaks of 'nervousness' in any extension to the use of the controversial, ageing system Fujitsu Europe boss has told a public inquiry into the Post Office scandal — one of the widest miscarriages of justice in UK history — that the company does not trust the UK public body in its use of Horizon system data to support future police prosecutions.

In his second appearance in front of the inquiry, Mr Patterson also admitted that he did not know whether Fujitsu had done an independent report into the software system. Though he added that he would welcome a third-party investigation.