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Boris Johnson has sought to play down the extent of links between Whitehall and the private sector, insisting there are not “loads of people” working as civil servants while also employed by a business. The Prime Minister has asked lawyer Nigel Boardman to investigate after it emerged that former government procurement chief Bill Crothers worked as an adviser for Greensill Capital while in his Whitehall job. Greensill, which collapsed in March, also employed former prime minister David Came...

There are already “some quite robust systems” in place on lobbying, a senior minister has argued in the wake of the Greensill Capital controversy. A series of probes have been commissioned, including by Downing Street, as Westminster looks to understand the role former prime minister David Cameron played in securing Whitehall access for Greensill, which was selected as an intermediary lender for some Government Covid-19 support loans at the start of the pandemic, and whose collapse now risk...

A cabinet minister defended embattled David Cameron yesterday as details emerged of how the former prime minister had lobbied the NHS for staff data on behalf of Greensill Capital. Mr Cameron’s one-time press secretary George Eustice said his old boss had not broken any rules in his work for the controversial finance firm and said former politicians must be allowed to start new careers. Mr Eustice, now the Environment Secretary, also insisted that the UK had ‘quite robust’ rules governing...

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.

There are already “some quite robust systems” in place on lobbying, a senior minister has argued in the wake of the Greensill Capital controversy. A series of probes have been commissioned, including by Downing Street, as Westminster looks to understand the role former prime minister David Cameron played in securing Whitehall access for Greensill, which was selected as an intermediary lender for some Government Covid-19 support loans at the start of the pandemic, and whose collapse now risk...

Environment Secretary George Eustice defended the way the Government had handled approaches by David Cameron and Greensill Capital.

Emails sent by David Cameron lobbying on behalf of Greensill Capital were revealed for the first time today. At the height of the pandemic in April last year, the former PM sent a message to Matthew Gould, head of NHSX, the health services digital arm. Mr Cameron urged Mr Gould, who worked for him in government, to consider using Greensills services, describing it as the UKs leading fintech firm, according to the Sunday Times. The lender fell into administration last month. He said it was on...

Environment Secretary George Eustice defended the way the Government had handled approaches by David Cameron and Greensill Capital.

A procession of former PMs could appear before a Line of Duty-style Parliamentary inquiry into lobbying, it was revealed today.  A roll call of power players is expected to be summoned by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee after it vowed to expose issues with the system. David Cameron, who has faced a wave of criticism about his lobbying of ministers on behalf of Greensill, has already indicated he would give evidence. Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and John Major are als...