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Cameron, Sunak receive questions in Greensill probe
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April 21, 2021
LONDON: David Cameron and Rishi Sunak have been sent a series of demands by a parliamentary inquiry into the former prime minister’s lobbying activities for Greensill Capital.
The Commons Treasury Committee wrote to the pair on Tuesday, setting a May 6 deadline to answer the questions ahead of a possible appearance before MPs over the controversy.
It is one of the inquiries launched after it emerged Cameron sent text messages to the Chancellor as he sought to gain access to government-backed coronavirus loans for his employer Greensill.
The cross-party panel of MPs also want to question Lex Greensill, the boss of the firm which collapsed into administration in March.
David Cameron has been asked to reveal text messages he sent to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to MPs amid a probe into his work for a now-collapsed finance firm.
The former Tory prime minister has been given two weeks to answer a series of questions about his role at Greensill Capital amid fury at its access to the heart of Government.
As the fallout from the lobbying controversy continued it was also revealed that 13 senior civil servants have taken second jobs in the private sector.
They include Jonson Cox, who is a non-executive director at two energy firms as well as chairman of water regulator Ofwat, and National Security Adviser Sir Stephen Lovegrove, who is a director at a property firm, according to the Telegraph.
Also, whether the Treasury responded appropriately to lobbying from Greensill during the pandemic.
Two other parliamentary inquiries – including one by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee – also want to hear from Mr Cameron.
Yesterday it published details into its probe which will look at issues such as codes of conduct and lobbying regulations.
Chairman Mel Stride said he would write to them as well as to the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority
A series of investigations have now been launched into the role Mr Cameron played in securing Whitehall access for Mr Greensill, whose firm s collapse now risks thousands of jobs, particularly in the steel sector.
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