Post Office Inquiry: former union boss branded 'aggressive and belligerent' during tense exchange

George Thomson, former general secretary of the National Federation of Subpostmasters was accused of being 'aggressive and belligerent' during a tense exchange with Sam Stein KC. He also denied lacking sympathy for those who were wrongfully convicted as a result of faults in the Horizon IT system. Mr Thomson, who served as general secretary between 2007 and 2018, gave evidence at the Post Office inquiry on Friday. Subscribe to the Evening Standard: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Evening-Standard for latest breaking news from the UK, US and around the world, plus podcasts and features. Evening Standard on socials: Check out our full video catalog: https://www.youtube.com/c/LondonEveningStandard/videos Videos, daily editorial and more: https://www.standard.co.uk/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/eveningstandard Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eveningstandard and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evening.standard