David Cameron has said there was "absolutely no wrongdoing" despite having a “big economic investment” in Greensill Capital, which he said did not motivate his intense lobbying of the Government for the collapsed firm as coronavirus struck.
Mr Cameron placed calls and sent dozens of texts and emails to ministers and senior officials as he appealed for their help in gaining access for Greensill to Government Covid support programmes.
Rishi Sunak (Yui Mok/PA)
Appearing virtually before the Commons Treasury Committee today, he insisted there was “absolutely no wrongdoing” in his actions and defended his lobbying efforts, but accepted that former prime ministers “need to think differently and act differently”.