Cameron says he had 'big investment' in Greensill Capital but denies that motivated his intense lobbying

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David Cameron placed calls and sent dozens of texts and emails to ministers and senior officials as tried to win access to Covid support programmes for the since-collapsed financial firm.

David Cameron addressed a House of Commons committee earlier today. Image: PA Images David Cameron addressed a House of Commons committee earlier today. Image: PA Images DAVID CAMERON HAS accepted he had a “big economic investment” in Greensill Capital but denied that motivated his intense lobbying of the British government as coronavirus struck.

Cameron confirmed he was a “regular” attendee of Greensill’s board meetings but said there was “certainly no sense of jeopardy” over the firm’s future as the coronavirus pandemic struck. “I had a big economic investment in the future of Greensill, so I wanted the business to succeed, I wanted it to grow,” Cameron said.

“I think I met him twice while I was in Downing Street and I can absolutely confirm at no stage did he ever suggest that I would go and work with him or for him afterwards,” Mr Cameron said.

 

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