Vince Cable

He stated that the Horizon problems had barely reached his office, that his officials had not treated them as a priority and strongly criticised Post Office management. The event is retained as political and oversight responsibility; no finding personally attributes the wrongful prosecutions of sub-postmasters to him.

Attribution

Command responsibility

Cable denied having labelled all Brexit voters racist and explained that he was referring to nostalgia among some of them, as well as a desire to reduce non-European immigration. The controversy concerns rhetoric and politics.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated

A review commissioned by Cable from Lord Myners subsequently considered that approximately £180 million more could have been obtained, but with considerable risk, and judged the sale professionally executed and to have created significant value for taxpayers. The matter remains a public policy controversy, not established personal wrongdoing.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated

He acknowledged abuses but rejected a general ban on such contracts. Labour and anti-poverty groups considered the protections too limited to address employment insecurity. The event is a social policy controversy involving regulatory action, not proceedings against Cable.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated

The intervention exposed major divisions within the coalition and was interpreted as a direct attack on Cameron and Osborne. Cable defended his right to debate the strategy while the recovery remained fragile. No judicial issue was involved.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated

Subsequent Conservative Party correspondence showed that the party was raising money from donors to fight the proposed tax on high-value properties. The controversy concerns allegations of political pressure and coalition divisions; no personal quid pro quo is established.

State of the evidence

Alleged

Attribution

Directly implicated

The reversal was one of the coalition's central controversies. Cable maintained that budgetary constraints made the earlier commitment unsustainable. The episode concerns direct political responsibility, not judicial wrongdoing.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated

Cable apologised after publication. The remarks revealed the intensity of internal coalition tensions and his sense of being in a political battle with the Conservatives. No offence is involved.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated

David Cameron kept Cable in the Cabinet but removed all his responsibility for media policy and the BSkyB matter, which was transferred to Jeremy Hunt. The institutional consequence is established; there was no criminal conviction.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated