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Political fallout from Greensill collapse widens over Westminster Save Share London | The British political lobbying scandal involving former prime minister David Cameron and collapsed finance firm Greensill is threatening to metastasise into a wider frenzy of Westminister soul-searching over the relationship between bureaucrats and business. The revelation that the senior official in charge of Britain’s public procurement process, Bill Crothers, was also an adviser to Greensill has turned...

A LABOUR motion to set up a separate parliamentary inquiry into the Greensill lobbying scandal has been rejected by MPs.

One is the fitness-loving former oil magnate who kept his lucrative private sector job upon being parachuted into the upper echelons of government. The other is the City boss-turned-mandarin who joined Greensill Capital while still on the civil service payroll - and stood to make millions in shares.  Sir John Manzoni and Bill Crothers were today the latest ex-officials facing awkward questions after being dragged into the lobbying row echoing through Westminster. Both earned big bucks in the p...

The Opposition said Chancellor Rishi Sunak should answer MPs’ questions on the failed finance firm, Greensill Capital.

The Opposition said Chancellor Rishi Sunak should answer MPs’ questions on the failed finance firm, Greensill Capital.

The Opposition said Chancellor Rishi Sunak should answer MPs’ questions on the failed finance firm, Greensill Capital.

Boris launches independent review amid lobbying row Top Story April 13, 2021 LONDON: Boris Johnson has commissioned a wide-ranging independent review into Greensill Capital, the collapsed financial firm for which David Cameron lobbied ministers. Downing Street announced that lawyer Nigel Boardman is due to lead the probe, which will examine how Government contracts were secured by the company and the actions of the former prime minister. Cameron accepted that he should have communicated with ...

Labour is mounting a fresh attempt to press ministers over David Cameron’s lobbying activities on behalf of the collapsed financial firm Greensill Capital. Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds has been granted an urgent Commons question calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to explain how Greensill was granted access to a Covid loan scheme for businesses, putting hundreds of millions of pounds taxpayers’ money at risk. Mr Sunak, however, is not expected to respond in person with officials arguing�...

Labour is mounting a fresh attempt to press ministers over David Cameron’s lobbying activities on behalf of the collapsed financial firm Greensill Capital. Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds has been granted an urgent Commons question calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to explain how Greensill was granted access to a Covid loan scheme for businesses, putting hundreds of millions of pounds taxpayers’ money at risk. Mr Sunak, however, is not expected to respond in person with officials arguing�...

The Opposition said Chancellor Rishi Sunak should answer MPs’ questions on the failed finance firm, Greensill Capital.