Boris Johnson was dragged into a lobbying ‘sleaze’ row last night after rejecting pleas to change his phone number over concerns that he was constantly being approached for help. Cabinet Secretary Simon Case is said to have raised the issue with the PM last year, telling him he was being asked for help by MPs, … Read more
Boris Johnson was dragged into a lobbying ‘sleaze’ row last night after rejecting pleas to change his phone number over concerns that he was constantly being approached for help. Cabinet Secretary Simon Case is said to have raised the issue with the PM last year, telling him he was being asked for help by MPs, … Read more
David Cameron, his financier boss Lex Greensill and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be grilled by MPs over the lobbying scandal, it was confirmed last night. The Treasury Committee said it will ask all three to appear in person during its inquiry into the Government’s dealings with failed finance firm Greensill Capital. Chairman Mel Stride said … Read more
David Cameron, his financier boss Lex Greensill and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be grilled by MPs over the lobbying scandal, it was confirmed last night. The Treasury Committee said it will ask all three to appear in person during its inquiry into the Government’s dealings with failed finance firm Greensill Capital. Chairman Mel Stride said … Read more
Boris Johnson defended senior Civil Service figures amid a lobbying scandal today, insisting they were not all ‘double-hatting’ with lucrative second jobs. The Prime Minister said it was ‘simply not the case’ that ‘loads of people’ were gaming the system to earn eye-watering amounts while on the Government payroll in a potential conflict of interest. … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing Tory calls for ‘meaningful change’ as the lobbying storm threatens to derail the elections battle. The Conservative chair of a cross-party committee investigating the issue has warned that ‘something must be done’ after a slew of revelations about links between politics and business. Cabinet minister George Eustice insisted yesterday that only … Read more
A procession of former PMs could appear before a ‘Line of Duty’-style Parliamentary inquiry into lobbying, it was revealed today. A roll call of power players is expected to be summoned by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee after it vowed to expose issues with the system. David Cameron, who has faced a wave … Read more
Emails sent by David Cameron lobbying on behalf of Greensill Capital were revealed for the first time today. At the height of the pandemic in April last year, the former PM sent a message to Matthew Gould, head of NHSX, the health service’s digital arm. Mr Cameron urged Mr Gould, who worked for him in government, to … Read more
Emails sent by David Cameron lobbying on behalf of Greensill Capital were revealed for the first time today. At the height of the pandemic in April last year, the former PM sent a message to Matthew Gould, head of NHSX, the health service’s digital arm. Mr Cameron urged Mr Gould, who worked for him in government, to … Read more
A procession of former PMs could appear before a ‘Line of Duty’-style Parliamentary inquiry into lobbying, it was revealed today. A roll call of power players is expected to be summoned by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee after it vowed to expose issues with the system. David Cameron, who has faced a wave … Read more