Storm grows over David Cameron’s crony: Boris Johnson is urged to bring in new lobbying law as emails show Greensill boss rode roughshod over Whitehall Pressure ha s been growing on Boris Johnson to introduce a lobbying law Australian tycoon Lex Greensill was able to push through a govt. loan scheme Greensill benefited from the … Read more
David Cameron ‘lobbied ANOTHER Tory Treasury minister for loans’ to rescue collapsed finance firm Greensill David Cameron ‘contacted financial secretary to the Treasury Jesse Norman’ Did so while trying to get access to chancellor Rishi Sunak, it has been claimed Norman known to the PM, serving as Downing Street policy advisor from 2013 By Henry … Read more
The founder of Liberty Steel has revealed that the company owes ‘many billions’ to collapsed financial backer Greensill Capital but insisted none of its plants will shut down ‘under my watch’. Labour has called on ministers to provide clarity on the future of Liberty Steel’s UK plants amid fears that thousands of jobs could be … Read more
Rishi Sunak broke his silence over the David Cameron lobbying row today with a swipe at the former Tory prime minister. The Chancellor did not deny that Mr Cameron directly contacted him seeking million in Covid aid cash to help bail out financier Greensill Capital before it went bust. But in a cutting comment he … Read more
New ‘croynism’ row as it is revealed the Government’s former commercial chief Bill Crothers ‘took a job at Greensill without the Whitehall ethics watchdog being told’ amid questions over ex-PM David Cameron’s links to firm Business card obtained by Labour raised fresh questions about the businessman Lex Greensill had No 10 email address and landline … Read more
David Cameron’s Australian banker carried his own No10 business card: Former Prime Minister’s lobbying storm grows as he faces new accusations about financier’s access to government Business card obtained by Labour raised fresh questions about the businessman Lex Greensill had No 10 email address and landline while he was ‘senior adviser’ The Australian financier advised … Read more
David Cameron and billionaire financier Lex Greensill went on a desert camping trip with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman months after the Saudi leader was accused of ordering Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination, it has been claimed The lobbying trip to Saudi Arabia in early 2020 for now collapsed Greensill Capital took place following global condemnation of Bin … Read more
What was Greensill Capital and what did it do? Greensill Capital was an Anglo-Australian finance company set up by billionaire banker Lex Greensill in 2011. The company focused on supply chain funding. In doing this, it essentially acts as a middle-man for large business transactions – making its money by taking a cut during the … Read more
Over the past quarter of a century a dangerous new belief has sprung up in political circles. It is that ex-prime ministers have every right to enrich themselves as much as possible by exploiting the contacts and know-how they acquired in office. Tony Blair has done this on an epic scale. He has made tens … Read more
Now David Cameron faces questions on Far East trip with tycoon amid accusations he ‘blurred the lines’ with role at financial firm David Cameron faces questions over a business trip to Singapore in 2019 Cameron flew to the Asian city state to open an office for Greensill Capital Critics question if he was transparent about … Read more