Boris Johnson today said there are questions that need to be ‘satisfied’ over the David Cameron Greensill lobbying row as he insisted an independent probe will be given ‘carte blanche’ to ask anybody anything. The Prime Minister said he wants a review led by Nigel Boardman to be ‘done quickly’, with the legal expert to … Read more
Boris Johnson today said there are questions that need to be ‘satisfied’ over the David Cameron Greensill lobbying row as he insisted an independent probe will be given ‘carte blanche’ to ask anybody anything. The Prime Minister said he wants a review led by Nigel Boardman to be ‘done quickly’, with the legal expert to … Read more
Now Michael’s Gove allies are accused of stoking storm over David Cameron lobbying Ministers for a private finance firm David Cameron’s allies claim lobbying storm stoked by aides of Michael Gove Has suffered scrutiny over efforts to get Greensill Capital access to Covid loans This included lobbying Chancellor Rishi Sunak and two other Treasury Ministers By … Read more
Senior treasury officials offered to try to redesign a coronavirus business support scheme to help David Cameron, it has emerged. It comes as the former Prime Minister has been embroiled in controversy over texts asking Chancellor Rishi Sunak to support his employer Greensill Capital. Top officials went on to try to find a way for … Read more
Rishi Sunak released messages he sent to former prime minister David Cameron tonight amid a furious lobbying row involving collapsed finance firm Greensill Capital. The Treasury released the Chancellor’s texts after a freedom of information request into efforts by the ex-Tory leader to contact ministers in search of millions of pounds of extra Covid rescue … Read more
Labour was today dragged into the Greensill scandal after it was revealed its shadow defence secretary John Healey lobbied ministers to hand the cash-strapped company £200million in COVID-19 loans ‘without delay’. The shadow defence secretary wrote to Business Secretary Nadhim Zahawi in May 2020 urging him to give Greensill, run by Australian financier Lex Greensill and owners of … Read more
The boss of collapsed finance company Greensill boasted to staff about the firm’s ‘enormous liquidity’ just three weeks before it collapsed and became embroiled in a political scandal. Australian financier Lex Greensill, 44, reassured staff in an internal video on February 15 – audio of which has been obtained by the FT – of the … Read more
A furious David Cameron accused Boris Johnson of ‘ruining my bloody career’, according to the explosive diaries of a former minister. The ex-prime minister’s frustration burst out on the eve of Mr Johnson’s successful campaign to replace Theresa May in Downing Street. Mr Cameron gave vent to his pent-up feelings at his fellow Old Etonian’s … Read more
American firm thinks again about ‘adviser’ David Cameron as fallout from lobbying saga crosses the pond Fiserv is reviewing its relationship with former prime minister David Cameron Advisory work began in September 2017 with First Data, which Fiserv bought Source close to the US company said Mr Cameron was not on the board at time … Read more
Boris Johnson leads tributes to former minister and senior Tory MP Dame Cheryl Gillan after her death at the age of 68 The former Welsh Secretary passed away at the weekend following a long illness MP for Chesham and Amersham for almost 30 years between 1992 and 2021 The Prime Minister said she was ‘always … Read more