Lobbying watchdog chair says ‘there seem to be no boundaries’ and system needs urgent reform Ashley Cowburn and Andrew Woodcock © Provided by The Independent
MPs are set to launch at least three separate parliamentary inquiries into the Greensill lobbying scandal as Boris Johnson’s government faces mounting questions over a “revolving door” with business.
Earlier, Lord Eric Pickles, the chairman of the body responsible for vetting private sector appointments of senior civil servants and former ministers, demanded urgent reform of “anomalies” in the system.
In the past 24 hours, three parliamentary committees , including the Treasury, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs, and the Public Accounts, have all revealed their decisions to hold inquires into lobbying, Greensill Capital and the ramifications for the civil service.
The numerous inquiries facing former prime minister David Cameron amid the Greensill Capital lobbying row
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