Transparency on Government lobbying ‘quite robust’, says Cabinet minister
Environment Secretary George Eustice defended the way the Government had handled approaches by David Cameron and Greensill Capital.
Environment Secretary George Eustice defended the way the Government had handled approaches by David Cameron and Greensill Capital.
A senior Tory said Boris Johnson needed to ensure his Government was ‘more transparent’ than previous administrations.
Labour frontbencher Rachel Reeves said the revelation enlarges ‘the web of the Greensill scandal’.
Boris Johnson said he agreed with the concerns raised by Lord Pickles about the appointment of a senior civil servant to Greensill Capital.
The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) chairman said the public was ‘entitled’ to know about such appointments.
Sir David Normington said he was astonished to learn a senior civil servant was able to work part-time at the finance firm while still in post.
A spokesman for the ex-PM said he will respond ‘positively’ to any request to give evidence on the financial firm’s collapse.
The cross-party Treasury Committee has agreed to investigate the collapse of Greensill Capital and the lobbying of ministers.
The Scottish Conservative leader said he hopes a inquiry into the issue will look at all the allegations being made.
Boris Johnson said it was not clear if the separation between the civil service and the business world had been ‘properly understood’.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer hit out at the ‘return of Tory sleaze’ over the Greensill controversy.
But a senior Tory MP said it is ‘political opportunism’ to call for a vote before a review into the affair has been completed.
Labour want to create a Commons committee to look into lobbying, including David Cameron’s activities.
Bill Crothers joined the company as a part-time adviser to the board in 2015 while still working as a civil servant.
Labour want to create a Commons committee to look into lobbying, including David Cameron’s activities.