Ex-PM Cameron's lobbying comes under scrutiny

The British government is to investigate lobbying efforts by former prime minister David Cameron on behalf of finance firm Greensill Capital that collapsed under debts last month.

Cameron made private approaches to high-ranking members of the Cabinet to try to get the company involved in a government-backed system of support loans for companies affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Two years after stepping down as prime minister following the Brexit referendum of 2016, Cameron began working as an adviser for Greensill.