PM: Greensill review will be given ‘maximum possible access’
Boris Johnson faced questions over whether the probe is designed to ‘rough up a rival’ given David Cameron’s lobbying on behalf of the firm.
Boris Johnson faced questions over whether the probe is designed to ‘rough up a rival’ given David Cameron’s lobbying on behalf of the firm.
The shadow chancellor will ask an urgent question about the lobbying that went on in a bid to gain access to Government Covid support schemes.
The PA news agency looks at how the controversy unfolded and what happens next.
The probe will examine how Government contracts were secured by Greensill Capital and the actions of the former prime minister.
The former premier lobbied ministers while working for the collapsed financial firm.
In a statement, former Conservative prime minister David Cameron acknowledged mis-steps over the Greensill Capital controversy.
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Mr Cameron also lobbied ministers and a senior Downing Street adviser to rethink Mr Greensill’s application for an emergency coronavirus loan.
A lobbying controversy has dogged the Conservative former prime minister in recent weeks.
Mr Cameron was said to have described the decision to exclude his employer’s firm, Greensill Capital, from the multibillion-pound scheme as ‘nuts’.
The former prime minister is continuing to face questions over his efforts to help finance company Greensill Capital.
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Lex Greensill reportedly told senior officials in 2012 he was ‘not seeking your approval’ to implement his ideas.
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Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said ex-ministers need to be ‘very careful’ how they conduct themselves after leaving office.