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The public should be given a “full and frank” explanation as to how a top civil servant was allowed to work as a part-time adviser at Greensill Capital while still in Whitehall, according to Lord Pickles. The chairman of the committee which vets the appointment of senior ministers and officials told MPs the Bill Crothers case highlighted “a number of anomalies within the system”, and that his was not an “isolated” situation. Mr Crothers, a former head of Government procurement, bega...

Boris Johnson Tries to Ride Out Greensill Lobbying Storm Bloomberg 3 hrs ago © Provided by Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson is trying to ride out a lobbying scandal that is threatening to puncture the surge in popularity the British prime minister has enjoyed following the U.K.’s rapid coronavirus vaccination program. Critics have accused the ruling Conservative party of “sleaze” and called for an overhaul of the U.K.’s lobbying rules after it emerged former premier David Came...

PM acknowledges concerns about ‘boundaries’ between Ag business and Whitehall Top Story April 15, 2021 LONDON: Boris Johnson admitted it is not clear whether the “boundaries” between Whitehall and business have been “properly understood” as Labour claimed the Greensill row marks the return of “Tory sleaze”. Ministers and the Civil Service have been dragged into the row over Greensill Capital’s links with Government and former prime minister David Cameron’s lobbying for the...

First published on Thu 15 Apr 2021 11.26 EDT One of Britain’s most senior civil servants, now embroiled in the Greensill scandal, breached government rules by failing to declare a trustee role he took up within a year of leaving office, the appointments watchdog has declared. Bill Crothers, who was the government’s chief commercial officer until 2015 and founded its £15bn-per-year business contracts division – the Crown Commercial Service – took the role with the UK’s purchasing and...

Greensill scandal: ex-civil servant waited year to tell watchdog he had started own firm Kalyeena Makortoff One of Britain’s most senior civil servants, now embroiled in the Greensill scandal, waited more than a year to inform the business appointments watchdog he had started his own firm while still serving in Whitehall. Documents suggest Bill Crothers, who was the government’s chief commercial officer until 2015 and founded its £15bn-per-year business contracts division �...

Last modified on Fri 16 Apr 2021 00.27 EDT Former Morgan Stanley banker David Brierwood was brought into the heart of government during David Cameron’s administration in 2014, the same year Greensill’s founder Lex Greensill apparently took on a similar role. Two months later, Brierwood was recruited to join Greensill Capital’s board as a director. Brierwood remained a Greensill director throughout the rest of his Whitehall appointment, which lasted more than three and a half years, accord...

David Cameron has suggested he will give evidence to inquiries into Greensill as the government reels from another wave of lobbying revelations. A spokesman for the former PM said he will respond positively to any approaches from MPs or the official probe by lawyer Nigel Boardman. Mr Cameron has already denied breaching lobbying rules but acknowledged he should have communicated with ministers via formal channels, rather than texting senior figures like Rishi Sunak.  Tory MPs lined up to criti...

Last modified on Thu 15 Apr 2021 16.08 EDT The collapse of Greensill Capital and the extent of its lobbying operation are now the subject of a number of inquiries, including independent and parliamentary investigations. It is likely that powerful figures involved in the scandal such as David Cameron, as well as ministers such as Rishi Sunak and Matt Hancock, could be called to give evidence – including publicly. Cameron has said he is prepared to cooperate with official inquiries, once their ...

Senior civil servants must declare second jobs, Case tells perm secs amid Greensill row Case wrote to perm secs after revelation former top official Bill Crothers was a part-time adviser to the firm Photo: Crown Copyright/Open Government Licence v3.0 Senior civil servants have until the end of the week to declare any second jobs outside government, the cabinet secretary, Simon Case has said as a lobbying row continues to gather steam. Case wrote to permanent secretaries this week saying there i...

BBC News Published image copyrightUK government image captionBill Crothers says he was "transparent" about the role he took on with Greensill Capital A former senior civil servant embroiled in a row over his job at Greensill Capital took another post without reporting it, it has emerged. Bill Crothers has come under fire for working at the now-failed finance firm while still on the government payroll. It has now come to light he took on another trustee role without seeking the advice of the nec...