David Cameron breaks silence on Greensill lobbying

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Britain's former prime minister distances himself from Greensill Capital, saying he lobbied for the troubled finance group at a time of crisis

Britain's former prime minister David Cameron. Picture: REUTERS/SIMON DAWSON

Cameron and government ministers have come under fire in recent weeks for their connections to Greensill, which specialised in financing supply-chain invoices and collapsed last month. Cameron also said that upon further reflection, there were “important lessons” to be learnt about how former ministers and prime ministers interact with the government, and that communications “need to be done through only the most formal of channels, so there can be no room for misinterpretation”.

“Every day brings fresh revelations about the culture of cronyism at the heart of this Conservative government,” Bridget Phillipson, the Labour Party’s shadow secretary to the Treasury said in an e-mail. “Through David Cameron, Greensill looks to have had the run of government from Number 10 down, including access to millions of pounds of public money.”

 

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