{"id":124238,"date":"2021-05-07T21:40:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T21:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=124238"},"modified":"2021-05-07T21:40:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T21:40:25","slug":"david-cameron-will-be-grilled-by-mps-next-week-over-the-greensill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/david-cameron-will-be-grilled-by-mps-next-week-over-the-greensill\/","title":{"rendered":"David Cameron will be grilled by MPs next week over the Greensill"},"content":{"rendered":"
David Cameron will be grilled by MPs next week over his lobbying of ministers on behalf of Greensill Capital.<\/p>\n
Lex Greensill, the finance firm’s boss, will appear before the Treasury committee on Tuesday followed by the former prime minister on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Prior to this, MPs will publish written submissions about the row from the pair, Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey.<\/p>\n
Mr Cameron, a paid adviser to the firm, urged the Chancellor in a series of text messages to lend millions to Greensill but the request was rejected.<\/p>\n
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David Cameron was a paid advisor to the firm Greensill and will be grilled by MPs next week<\/p>\n
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The company subsequently filed for insolvency, threatening thousands of UK steel jobs<\/p>\n
The company subsequently filed for insolvency, threatening thousands of UK steel jobs.<\/p>\n
Tory MP Mel Stride, chairman of the committee, said: ‘[We are] determined to answer the key question as to whether HM Treasury responded appropriately to the lobbying.’\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n