Ex-PM David Cameron admits using private jet belonging to financier Lex Greensill ‘a handful of times’ but says he paid tax ‘appropriately’ for travelling in comfort Ex-premier said he used Lex Greensill’s jet ‘a handful of times’, in letter to MPs Multiple investigations into his lobbying of senior ministers are underway Australian firm Greensill Capital … Read more
David Cameron texted ministers and officials 62 times as he desperately lobbied for Greensill Capital, it was revealed yesterday. The former prime minister also made 11 phone calls and sent 12 emails to some of the most senior figures in the Government and the Bank of England during the four-month bombardment. He even turned to … Read more
Lex Greensill’s appointment to Downing Street role was a ‘screaming, glaring conflict of interest’, Whitehall official admits Mr Greensill was given a pass a= to enter No 10 when he was advising Cameron He had Downing Street business cards calling himself a ‘senior adviser’ His appointment was a ‘glaring conflict of interest’, a top Whitehall … Read more
Lex Greensill’s appointment to Downing Street role was a ‘screaming, glaring conflict of interest’, Whitehall official admits Mr Greensill was given a pass a= to enter No 10 when he was advising Cameron He had Downing Street business cards calling himself a ‘senior adviser’ His appointment was a ‘glaring conflict of interest’, a top Whitehall … Read more
David Cameron took scandal-hit financier Lex Greensill for a ‘private drink’ with Health Secretary Matt Hancock to discuss a payment scheme later rolled out in the NHS. The Treasury later reconsidered Mr Greensill’s application for an emergency coronavirus loan after the former Prime Minister messaged a senior adviser to Boris Johnson. The Sunday Times reports. As Prime … Read more
What was Greensill Capital and what did it do? Greensill Capital was an Anglo-Australian finance company set up by billionaire banker Lex Greensill in 2011. The company focused on supply chain funding and made its money by acting as a middle-man in large business transactions – taking a cut during the process. It paid suppliers … Read more
What was Greensill Capital and what did it do? Greensill Capital was an Anglo-Australian finance company set up by billionaire banker Lex Greensill in 2011. The company focused on supply chain funding. In doing this, it essentially acts as a middle-man for large business transactions – making its money by taking a cut during the … Read more