Lex Greensill âtruly sorryâ for companyâs collapse but blames insurers in first public appearance
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London: Australian businessman Lex Greensill has issued a grovelling apology after being hauled before the British parliament but has blamed the collapse of his business on insurers.
Mr Greensill, who has refused to answer media questions about the collapse of Greensill Capital in March and has been holed up in his mansion in Englandâs north, made his first public comments on the matter during his appearance to the Commons Treasury committee in the early hours of Wednesday morning AEST.
Tuesday 11 May 2021 1:35 pm Can I give you lunch? David Cameron sent more than 40 messages to ministers and officials to lobby for Greensill
David Cameron s lobbying of government ministers for Greensill Capital is being scrutinised by multiple inquiries, including one by Boris Johnson and one by the Treasury Select Committee. (Getty Images)
David Cameron complained that a decision to exclude failed Greensill Capital from a government bailout programme was “bonkers” and “nuts” in a spray of more than 40 texts and emails to ministers and officials, new documents today revealed.
Evidence compiled by the Treasury Select Committee for an inquiry show Cameron messaged ministers, Treasury civil servants and Bank of England bosses 41 times in a month and a half to lobby them on behalf of Greensill Capital, where he worked.
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