Sir Tom Scholar says former PM called and texted his mobile phone seeking help for Greensill

David Cameron personally lobbied the Treasury’s most senior civil servant on his mobile phone, securing nine meetings with another of the department’s most senior officials.

Sir Tom Scholar, the Treasury’s permanent secretary, said the former prime minister called and sent “some text messages” to demand help for the now collapsed bank Greensill, which was employing Cameron.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Young Scots rally to independence banner for 2021 elections

Some Holyrood hopefuls were still at school during the 2014 referendum but…

Alex Salmond known for ‘bullying’ behaviour, says Scotland’s ex-chief civil servant

Sir Peter Housden tells MSPs there were no ‘egregious’ incidents that needed…

John Kerry aims to put China tensions aside at crucial climate talks

Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua seeks ‘common ground’ in first key summit between…

Boris Johnson urged ‘hard egg’ approach to NI peace process, papers reveal

Declassified documents suggest Johnson believed in 1996 that Britain could crush the…