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But Labour’s Rachel Reeves claimed Mr Boardman’s review is “not a proper independent inquiry” with its remit “too narrow”.<\/p>\n
“We know that this scandal of lobbying, of crony contracts etc. is much broader than that,” she told Sky News.<\/p>\n
“And the sleaze that is now engulfing the Conservative Party goes much broader and wider.<\/p>\n
“But also with this inquiry, the government is effectively looking to mark their own homework – and that is not good enough when they are implicated in all of this.<\/p>\n
“They’ve handpicked the person who they want to chair the inquiry.”<\/p>\n
Ms Reeves said lobbying legislation brought in by Mr Cameron in 2014 – under which a watchdog said the former prime minister was not required to register his lobbying of government ministers on behalf of Greensill – was “not tough enough”.<\/p>\n
She added: “Our democracy is a precious thing and it is being undermined by the actions of this government and of successive Conservative governments.<\/p>\n
“It’s back to the sleaze of the 1990s and frankly it disgusts me and disgusts many people.”<\/p>\n
The prime minister ordered Mr Boardman’s review following weeks of allegations about the links between Australian financier Lex Greensill, Mr Cameron and government ministers and officials.<\/p>\n
Mr Cameron, who was employed by Mr Greensill in 2018 after he had left Downing Street, has been revealed to have approached serving ministers about the involvement of Greensill Capital in government-backed financial support schemes during the coronavirus crisis.<\/p>\n
This included text messages sent to Chancellor Rishi Sunak.<\/p>\n
Mr Cameron also had a drink with Health Secretary Matt Hancock, also attended by Mr Greensill, at which they are reported to have discussed a payment scheme later rolled out in the NHS.<\/p>\n