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Boris Johnson orders Tory MPs to vote against Commons inquiry into Greensill scandal Labours attempts to have a parliamentary inquiry into former Prime Minister David Camerons lobbying on behalf of the failed finance company will be thwarted by Tory MPs. Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will...

The Labour leader said every day there is "more evidence of the sleaze that's at the heart of this Conservative government"

Advertisement Britains top mandarin has warned high-level Whitehall officials should not have second jobs because it threatens the integrity and impartiality of the civil service as he ordered a crackdown on mandarins with problematic external paid roles amid the David Cameron lobbying scandal. Cabinet Secretary Simon Case, formerly private secretary to the Duke of Cambridge, yesterday ordered the heads of all government departments to search their ranks for civil servants taking money for a se...

Updated 3 hours ago Tory MPs Vote Down Commons Inquiry Into Greensill Lobbying Scandal Labour called for a parliamentary probe as Boris Johnson’s “wholly inadequate” review is chaired by a “good friend” of the Conservatives. Tory MPs have voted down proposals for a parliamentary inquiry into lobbying amid the Greensill scandal. But the prime minister ordered Tories to vote against Labour plans for the row to be examined by a new parliamentary committee, which would have be...

Sketch The Prime Minister was under pressure over lobbying by David Cameron, but managed to dodge questions about why his government has referred Holyrood legislation to the Supreme Court YOU can just picture the conversations behind the scenes ahead of this weeks PMQs. "How can we make people care about this grubby David Cameron business?" asks Keir Starmer. "Is it going to cut through with the English public, who are busy getting drunk in beer gardens and going wild in the aisles of Primark...

Whitehall departments have been told to notify the head of the civil service of any senior officials holding paid jobs outside government by the end of the week. Simon Case, the Cabinet Secretary, said there was “acute concern” at the top of the service about the issues that have emerged in the David Cameron lobbying affair. It follows the disclosure that former government chief commercial officer Bill Crothers worked as a part-time director at Greensill Capital while still in Whitehall. In...

Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Greensill controversy: Boris Johnson shares widespread concern over lobbying row - as Labour claim return of Tory sleaze The David Cameron and also dragged in former and current government ministers and officials. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer used Prime Ministers Questions to accuse Mr Johnson of overseeing the "return of Tory sleaze", while he also suggested Ted Hastings and his anti-corruption policing unit - from T...

Left to right: Chancellor Rishi Sunak, David Cameron and MP for Salisbury John Glen SALISBURY MP John Glen was contacted by former Prime Minister David Cameron, as part of his attempts to secure Government help for controversial firm Greensill Capital. The Government has launched an independent review into Mr Cameron’s lobbying for the business, which involved texts and calls to key Treasury figures. The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, took the unusual step of publishing two texts he sent in r...

Prime Ministers deputy chief of staff faces conflict of interest accusations Baroness Finn became a Conservative peer in 2015 and is the co-founder of consultancy group FMAP Limited (via gov.uk) Boris Johnson’s deputy chief of staff is facing accusations of a potential conflict of interest amid a lobbying scandal that has engulfed the Conservative party. Baroness Finn, who was appointed to her role in February, holds a 35 per cent stake in a company that advises governments i...

Boris Johnson appears fearful in latest PMQs that flow of ‘Tory sleaze’ claims may continue Boris Johnson responds to Keir Starmer in a socially distanced session of PMQs. Photograph: Jessica Taylor/AFP/Getty Images Boris Johnson responds to Keir Starmer in a socially distanced session of PMQs. Photograph: Jessica Taylor/AFP/Getty Images Wed 14 Apr 2021 13.40 EDT Last modified on Wed 14 Apr 2021 16.39 EDT It’s a tricky balancing act for Boris Johnson. Because much as he must be loving the...