British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected the opposition’s call for a parliamentary inquiry into former Prime Minister David Cameron’s lobbying on behalf of finance company Greensill Capital. Recent media reports revealed that Cameron personally contacted ministers on behalf of Greensill via text and email. Cameron insisted he did not break any rules but accepted that he should have used formal channels. It also emerged that top civil servant Bill Crothers was also employed by Greensill in 2015 while still working for the government. The government announced on Monday that it had commissioned an independent review into the issue. But, at Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Keir Starmer, leader of the main opposition Labour party, said the government should not be allowed to “mark its own homework.” He said the prime minister “will not act against sleaze,” and urged members of Parliament to back Labour’s …
UK PM Rejects Opposition Call for Parliamentary Inquiry on Greensill Lobbying Row
April 14, 2021
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