U.K.’s Sunak Told Cameron He ‘Pushed’ Treasury Over Greensill
- Chancellor’s text messages to former PM Cameron are released
- Labour Party says chancellor has ‘serious questions’ to answer
Rishi Sunak
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is facing fresh demands for an inquiry into his conduct, after it emerged he “pushed” his officials to consider helping Greensill Capital following a request from former Prime Minister David Cameron.
Sunak told Cameron he had asked his team to look at ways to give Greensill access to the state’s pandemic corporate support program last year, according to text messages released Thursday by the government. He was responding to a direct approach by the former prime minister, a lobbyist for the since-collapsed Greensill.