Smith is now being asked about the case of Seema Misra, a sub-postmistress who was wrongly imprisoned during Smith’s tenure.
Smith has already apologised for an email he sent after her conviction which used the phrase “brilliant news”.
Misra’s conviction was important because, even though we now know it was a terrible miscarriage of justice, at the time it was seen as confirmation among Post Office managers that there was nothing major wrong with Horizon.
That email has just been put up on the screen, which must be quite an awkward moment for Smith. As he apologises, it’s the first time this morning he has looked uncomfortable.
He says the “brilliant news” comment was intended as a reference to the hard work of Post Office lawyers involved in that case.
Smith continues: “In the benefit of hindsight…at best, from Seema’s perspective, you can see this is really very poorly thought through.”
As far as I can tell, Misra isn’t here today to hear Smith say that.