David Cameron, the Foreign Secretary, was dragged into a new lobbying row on Friday over claims that Britain’s pharmacies could go bust without a Covid bailout from finance company Greensill Capital.
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The lobbying scandal surrounding David Cameron and his work for the failed finance firm Greensill Capital has prompted a sparked a whole series of inquiries at Westminster.
The former Conservative prime minister faces some difficult questions about his relationship with financier Lex Greenhill and his incredible access to ministers and officials after leaving No 10.
Mr Cameron will be grilled by two separate panels of MPs on Thursday – the Treasury Committee at 2.30pm and the Public Accounts Committee at 5pm – about his intense lobbying efforts.
The former Tory leader has insisted he broke no rules on behalf of the firm – but admitted he should have communicated with the government through “formal channels” rather than via text and WhatsApp.
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The founder of Liberty Steel has revealed that the company owes many billions to collapsed financial backer Greensill Capital but insisted none of its plants will shut down under my watch .
Labour has called on ministers to provide clarity on the future of Liberty Steel s UK plants amid fears that thousands of jobs could be lost if the firm goes under.
This week, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng refused to rule out the prospect that the company could be taken into public ownership, saying all options are on the table .
It comes as the Government has also been facing questions over David Cameron s links with Greensill when he was prime minister and subsequent lobbying on its behalf after he left office.