What is the Greensill scandal overshadowing David Cameron’s return to cabinet?
Inquiry found ex-PM had sent dozens of messages to former colleagues asking them to help his then employer
David Cameron's surprise return to the cabinet as foreign secretary comes just two years after a parliamentary inquiry found he had shown a significant lack of judgment" over a lobbying campaign for a bank in which he held a personal economic interest.
The former prime minister launched the intensive round of text messages to ministers and high-ranking civil servants at the height of the Covid pandemic on behalf of Greensill Capital, which collapsed the following year.
Nine WhatsApp messages to the then chancellor, Rishi Sunak.
Two WhatsApp messages to Richard Sharp, then adviser to Sunak.
Twelve texts to Sir Tom Scholar, the then permanent secretary to the Treasury.
A dozen texts, emails, phone calls and other messages to the ministers Michael Gove, Matt Hancock, Nadhim Zahawi, John Glen and Jesse Norman.
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