you talk about embarrassing for david cameron.ore embarrassing as a british person than having to discuss your salary in public with several people watching. and here is when david cameron was asked about his salary from lex greensill, which bear mind it's rumoured that with his shares, it was worth 60 million. he says it absolutely wasn't worth 60 million, but it sounds like quite a lot. i was paid an annual amount, a generous annual amount, i far more than what i earned| as prime minister, and i had shares not share options, | but shares in the business which vested over the period of time of my contract. - you're asking, you know, what was my role? - how did i carry it out? was it appropriate to lobby? did i overstep the mark? you know, the broader questions of what ex—prime ministers - should and shouldn't do. the fact that i had - this economic interest, and a serious economic interest, | that's important, but i don't think the amount is particularly germane to answering those questions, - and as far as i'm concerned, it's a

it goes back to 2011, when david cameron was in office.avid cameron is working for lex greensill�*s company, greensill capital. here's laura kuenssberg. the former prime minister appealed to former colleagues to try to get greensill involved in emergency government—backed loans. one of those he tried to lobby told me it was classic casual cameron. the former prime minister is adamant he didn't break any rules, a senior lawyer has been appointed to investigate exactly what happened. and we're learning more about what happened. between march and june last year, david cameron sent government ministers and officials 45 emails and texts about greensill. for example on 22 april he wrote to the chancellor, rishi sunak: "three weeks later and while constructive conversations have taken place, the situation is still stuck. could you try and give it another nudge over the finish line — this lobbying by david cameron wasn't successful. his requests were rejected by the government. greensill capital has since gone bust. we've just heard from lex green

last year, david cameron a- ealed a letter. last year, david cameron appealed to _ a letter.cameron appealed to colleagues _ a letter. last year, david cameron | appealed to colleagues repeatedly. lobbying... a message to the chancellor, saying that... and then his old friend, michael gove. is the treasury rejected a request but one which has now gone hunter was allowed to give out millions of pounds through a separate scheme. mps this afternoon were determined to wrinkle mr cameron smooths reputation. you not feel you have demeaned yourself and your position by using whatsapp to get your way around? what i did at the time of the economic crisis was put to the government and i genuinely believed it was_ government and i genuinely believed it was a _ government and i genuinely believed it was a good idea to get money into the hands _ it was a good idea to get money into the hands of small businesses. it the hands of small businesses. [11 has the hands of small businesses. has been the hands of small businesses. it has been an embarrassing afternoon for the man he is to run the

david cameron has released a statement...ing them constantly during the pandemic, spring of last year. he texted the senior civil servant and said, one last point, then i promise i will stop annoying you! this is a former prime minister, four years out of office, texting everybody knows at the top of government asking for favours, asking for greensill capital to get a look in when it comes to this government backed covid loan scheme. he wants greensill capital to be treated like another creditor as others would be, and he doesn't think it's fair they are being locked out of these government schemes. david cameron and lex greensill today have said they've done nothing wrong, that this sort of lobbying was appropriate and perfectly within the rules. however, as an extraordinary window into what we mean when we talk about lobbying, this is without precedent, i think. talk about lobbying, this is without precedent, ithink. iloathed talk about lobbying, this is without precedent, i think.— talk about lobbying, this is without prec

david cameron's role was hidden from view.s he. this is a painful day. admitting at the start he could have acted differently but adamant he did nothing wrong. nothing i did was in breach of the rules, but on the wider test of what is appropriate, as i've said previously, it would be better to use the most formal means of contact via a letter. david cameron went to work for greensill after leaving office. last year he appealed repeatedly to former colleagues for the firm to be part of a scheme giving out emergency loans. lobbying is allowed but it's meant to be transparent. and there were nearly 60 attempts to get in touch. a message to the chancellor... and then his old friend michael gove. the treasury rejected the request but greensill, which has now gone under, was allowed to give out millions of pounds of government backed loans to a separate scheme. mps this afternoon were determined to wrinkle david cameron's smooth reputation. do you not feel you have demeaned yourself by whatsapping your way around whitehall? what i d

david cameron's role was hidden from view.ng at the start he could have acted differently but adamant he did nothing wrong. nothing i did was in breach of the rules. but on the wider test of what is appropriate, as i've said previously it would be better to use the most formal means of contact via a letter. david cameron went to work for greensill after leaving office. last year he appealed repeatedly to former colleagues for the firm to be part of a scheme giving out emergency loans. lobbying is allowed but it's meant to be transparent. and there were nearly 60 attempts to get in touch. a message to the chancellor... and then his old friend michael gove. the treasury rejected the request but greensill, which has now gone under, was allowed to give up millions of pounds of government backgrounds to a separate scheme. mps this afternoon were determined to wrinkle david cameron's smooth reputation. do you not feel you have demeaned yourself by whatsapping your way around whitehall? what i did at the time of economic crisis was p

david cameron. on's former boss, lex greensill, who began his evidence with an apology. please understand that i bear complete responsibility for the collapse of greensill capital. i am desperately saddened that more than 1000 very hard—working people have lost theirjobs at greensill. over three hours, he struggled to convince sceptical mps. mr greensill, are you a fraudster? no, ms mcdonagh, iam not. frankly, it smacks of- fraudulent behaviour and it franks of the sort of stuff- we saw conducted by the likes of — likes of madoff. in the financial crisis — that's what it smacks of. it doesn't smack of a proper. process where people can get supply chain finance - that is reliable and credible. ms ali, when i started greensill, no member of this committee — or, indeed, i think almost any institution — had heard of supply chain finance. now, every majorfinancial institution in the world offers it as a product. what would you say to them that makes it clear that it wasn't a fraud — because i think that's

there were so many details in what david cameron— were so many details in what david cameron said thateron said that you could focus on. he was so fascinated by the idea that a _ on. he was so fascinated by the idea that a payday loan service for nurses — that a payday loan service for nurses was a kindness after he had essentiaiiv— nurses was a kindness after he had essentially wracked nurses with the debt essentially wracked nurses with the deht of— essentially wracked nurses with the debt of prosperity. he went on and on and _ debt of prosperity. he went on and on and on — debt of prosperity. he went on and on and on about how he sent text messages — on and on about how he sent text messages and two treasury officials, was it— messages and two treasury officials, was it annoying during the middle of a pandemic, etc. there is so many things— a pandemic, etc. there is so many things that — a pandemic, etc. there is so many things that he said that you could write _ things that he said that you could write about david cameron that would really _ write about david cameron that would rea

i've got it wrong, david cameron _ got it wrong.it wrong, - david cameron got it right. send the postcards to tom newton care of times radio. let's move on. the fte, nissan, to sort of good news stories to and on, thank goodness. this is good news. you might have to explain _ this is good news. you might have to explain medicaid a factory is, over the last— explain medicaid a factory is, over the last hour. it is my luck. 50—50 i the last hour. it is my luck. 50—50 i might— the last hour. it is my luck. 50—50 i might get— the last hour. it is my luck. 50—50 i might get the job. i might get the job. iam— i might get the job. i am going to handle it at my own time, this round. a giggle factor is, as we understand it, and extremely large factory that builds batteries, to this point, battery—powered cars. tesla battery powered cars are built in these giga factories as well. they are in advanced talks now with nissan, hugejapanese car manufacturer and employer up in the northeast. to transform one of their factories up in the northeast i

and the union has a lot of modest johnson yes i think that david cameron for all of his full set of genuine commitments and almost commitment and belief to be a union voice johnson is a more opportunistic politician and the one example involves out of the not so. scarlet a c. theresa may when she was prime minister. structured jail because she realised that she couldn't do any damage that the friday agree and she really respected the nature of the union in northern ireland boris johnson smashed that dear mrs mrs maggs and the reason he did that was opportunistic create things in order to dismantle her leadership she did have a respect for union which you can see johnson did in that sense. so would just say that what is done to the has a past no culpability for the instability that we see no in northern ireland and is there any awareness and only state that he might be of that responsibility there's no sense as another thing which makes johnson unusual when none are no no but unusual in my mum on british prime minister as he there's no sense of shame and really no sense of responsibi

i think the _ despite david cameron's lobbying.is fine. the wider issue certainly is very concerning because it comes down _ is very concerning because it comes down to— is very concerning because it comes down to people jobs and also seo. we down to people jobs and also seo. we do need _ down to people jobs and also seo. we do need to— down to people jobs and also seo. we do need to keep some steel capability in our country because it's strategically important. from both of— it's strategically important. from both of those points for the government. it doesn't look at mike until now— government. it doesn't look at mike until now the governments willing to offer up _ until now the governments willing to offer up bailout to greensill capitai~ _ offer up bailout to greensill capital. liberty still. will have to see how — capital. liberty still. will have to see how this plays out on the back of this— see how this plays out on the back of this investigation.— of this investigation. rachel, the tele . ra - h, of this investigation. rac

david cameron shortly before becoming british prime minister in 2010 i believe it's time we shone the light of transparency into lobbying in our country and forced our politics to come clean now he's being asked to come clean to parliamentary committees are investigating cameron's lobbying on behalf of green silk capital a financial firm he worked for after he left office between march and june last year cameron and his staff sent 45 emails texts and whatsapp messages to ministers and officials he says he wanted permission for green still to issue government insured loans to help companies through the pandemic the motivation for contacting the government was that i thought we had a really good idea for how to help and help extending credit to thousands of businesses cameron says that in april last year at the time of his intensive lobbying he had no sense crean still was close to failing but company owner lex green still himself giving evidence to m.p.'s this week said he'd become aware of supply chain problems in march 2020 and discussed it with david cameron he was asked whether the

under gordon brown and david cameron theresa may you didn't get this kind of lie i was of course followed the blair. and johnson is a different thing altogether he just fabricates all the time it's very like trump in that way almost of radiation in a joint do you know there's lots of examples of making things up for the fun of it and. he i think this is a new scale. hardly care. partly lying and. i think it has a real problem here because it can last for so long but at the end of the day that the evil do come over us to everybody that there is a large gap incredible gap between truth and and reality but of course that one of your best new hours that was dominic cummings the f.c.c. while control of our 1st spend them in the pillay sion and only state no there has been a huge parting of the ways between just coming with mr johnson and they did it was generally thought mr cummings was busy sticking the knife and before the elections it does the electoral results settled mr cummings hasse's well you know this is a very interesting points that you raise because mr cummings is being blamed not

brought us johnson yes i think david cameron for all of his faults and a genuine commitment enormouscommitment and belief to the tree union boris johnson is a more opportunistic politician the one example involves our actually not so. not scholarly ac theresa may when she was trying to miss. structured home to deal because you realize that she couldn't do any damage than to try to agree and she really respect to make sure the union in northern ireland boris johnson smashed that did mrs or mrs maggs and the reason he did that was opportunistic create things in order to dismantle her leadership she did have respect for the union which you can see johnson in that sense so would just say that what was done to the has passed no culpability for the instability that we've seen no in northern ireland and is there any awareness and don't the state that he might bear that responsibility there's no sense this is another thing which makes johnson unusual in manohar known but unusual in my mum on british prime minister is he there's no sense of shame. and really no sense of responsibility he uses

alix: we know if david cameron did anything wrong or is it just for investors? nt it is about protections. that is politics. certainly we have to point out that cameron was investigated by the lobbying regulator in this country and found not to have done anything wrong at all. it is also in front of the court of public opinion and the court of parliament. he will be judged one way or the other by his former colleagues in these committees he is appearing in front of today. guy: you talk about the prime minister's relationship with the government once he or she leaves office. what about the wider government? what about the civil service? as this process has unfolded there has been revelations regarding civil service and alternative employment they have . former ministers and what they are up to. how broadbrush could we see the changes ultimately being, not just whether a prime minister writes a few emails here or there and they are limited to that. is there an appetite for bigger change? tim: it would depend on the ultimate price of all of this. at the moment we ha

david cameron went _ reviews all forms of contact.k for - reviews all forms of contact. david cameron went to work for greensill after leaving office. last year he appeals review could lead to former colleagues for the firm to be part of a skill he to giving out emergency loans, lobbying is allowed but it's meant to be transparent. they were nearly 60 attempts to get in touch with him a message to the chancellor. is the treasury rejected a request but one which has now gone hunter was allowed to give out millions of pounds through a separate scheme. and please this afternoon when it turned to wrinkle mr cameron's smooth reputation. you turned to wrinkle mr cameron's smooth reputation.— turned to wrinkle mr cameron's smooth reputation. you not feel you have demeaned _ smooth reputation. you not feel you have demeaned yourself— smooth reputation. you not feel you have demeaned yourself and - smooth reputation. you not feel you have demeaned yourself and your i have demeaned yourself and your position by using whatsapp to get your way ar

david cameron sent a text saying he is now _ david cameron sent a text saying he is now calling — davidmichael gove and sheraton westlake in - he'd talk to you and texted michael- gove and sheraton westlake in number ten, gove and sheraton westlake in number ten. one _ gove and sheraton westlake in number ten. one of— gove and sheraton westlake in number ten. one ofthe— gove and sheraton westlake in number ten, one of the senior— gove and sheraton westlake in number ten, one of the senior advisers - gove and sheraton westlake in number ten, one of the senior advisers to - ten, one of the senior advisers to the prime — ten, one of the senior advisers to the prime minister. _ ten, one of the senior advisers to the prime minister. what- ten, one of the senior advisers to l the prime minister. what happened after that? — the prime minister. what happened after that? did _ the prime minister. what happened after that? did you _ the prime minister. what happened after that? did you get— the prime minister. what happened after that? did you get approachedl after that? did you get approached by

it is not one of the big motivations here which you and david cameron appreciated.o businesses, as there would have been clear concern about the future of business at that point given what was happening as a consequence of the pandemic and other factors. mr chairman, i think it's important that greensill and indeed, as the chancellor put in his letter he wrote to you and the governor of the bank of england, greensill at no time sought funding for itself. mps were still sceptical. are you a fraudster, mr greensill? no, i am not. frankly, it's fraudulent behaviour. conducted by the likes of made off in the - financial crisis. it doesn't smack of a proper process that is reliable. when i started greensill, no member of this committee or any institution had heard of supply chain finance. now, every major financial institution in the world officers it as a product. what would you say to them that makes it clear that it wasn't a fraud? i think that's the heart of what you're being held to account to hear. we were using data inside corporate systems to allow the customers

nikhil rathi — and the committee's due to take evidence from david cameron on thursday.e promised some financial advice from one of their newest members. lord lebedev, who owns the evening standard and the independent newspapers, offered this. i will also be able to teach the house that a small fortune. sta rt start with a large fortune, and then buy a newspaper. lord thompson is quoted as describing television as a licence to print money. newspaper publishing also seems to be like printing money. lord lebedev of hampton and siberia. finally, it's 80 years since the commons chamber was destroyed by german bombs during the biggest second world war air raid on london. the chamber and the roof of westminster hall, the oldest part of the palace of westminster, were set ablaze. fire services decided they couldn't save both and focused their efforts on westminster hall, leaving the commons to be destroyed. three members of parliamentary staff died that night. the speaker, sir lindsay hoyle and his newly appointed house of lords counterpart, lord mcfall, laid wreaths to remembe

that was the david cameron text and he will be appearing on thursday.obs and he arrived with an apology but had to face tough questions about the honesty and integrity of his business with one mp asking are you a fraudster, to which he replied, no. he did not answer direct questions about his relationship with sanjeev gupta, saying the financial watchdog had opened an investigation into the relationship which could have a potentially criminal dimension. but as i say, david cameron and some of these lobbying questions will be put to him on thursday. a 21—year—old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 53—year—old police community support officer. julia james was found dead two weeks ago near her home in kent. she'd suffered serious head injuries. jon donninson reports. julia james, who disappeared last month after taking her dog for a walk in woodland in snowdown in kent. today, using an actress and julia's actualjack russell terrier, toby, police staged a reconstruction of her last known movements. officers say they have already received

committee _ the same time as the treasury select committee dumped all this information including david cameron'sollapse of the group _ now looking into the collapse of the group which could herald more trouble — group which could herald more trouble for it mr greensill ahead. the focus — trouble for it mr greensill ahead. the focus on mr cameron. more remarkable messages over and over again— remarkable messages over and over again to _ remarkable messages over and over again to ministers remember at the time grappling with the start of the pandemic— time grappling with the start of the pandemic that they were bombarded with texts— pandemic that they were bombarded with texts and whatsapp messages by a former— with texts and whatsapp messages by a former prime minister basically trying _ a former prime minister basically trying to— a former prime minister basically trying to drum up business for a firm _ trying to drum up business for a firm from — trying to drum up business for a firm from whose location he stood to -ain firm from whose location he stood to gain a _ firm from whose location he s

the former prime minister, david cameron, will be questioned by mps this afternoon about his role as have important questions about that. interestingly, the new adviser on ministerial standards the prime minister appointed, on ministerial standards the prime ministerappointed, he on ministerial standards the prime minister appointed, he has been before parliament and has laid out how he wants to publish by the end of this month a new updated list of all the ministers' interests, their donations, any money received for anything in kind and crucially that means he wants to publish his recommendations about the refurbishment of the downing street flat where the prime minister lives and how that was initially paid for and how that was initially paid for and provide, he says, some context to that so we might get more information on all of that in the coming weeks. the uk government "profoundly regrets and is truly sorry" for the events surrounding ballymurphy in 1971, the northern ireland secretary has told parliament. he said this also extended to the families for the "additional pain" t

one he sent to rishi sunak reads, hi, david cameron here, can i have a very quick word at some point?aid to michael gove, i am now speaking to rishi first thing tomorrow morning. if i am still stuck, can i call you then? and a frustrated one to a senior civil servant saying, again, greensill have got, i know, iam servant saying, again, greensill have got, i know, i am genuinely baffled. despite his intense efforts, the bank of england on the treasury turned him down. we got a rare public view of the man that was paying him to do this lobbying. please understand that i bear complete responsibility for the collapse of greensill capitai _ i am desperately saddened that more than 1,000 very hard—working people have lost theirjobs at greensill. it is not just it is notjust the 1000 people at greensill, the collapse of him as middlemen between investors on one side and customers on the other have left both in the lurch, including the uk's third largest steel maker, liberties deal. he said he could not comment on the relationship between greensill and liberty steel, because there is an inves

david cameron shortly before becoming british prime minister in 2010 i believe it's time we show them the light of transparency on to lobbying in our country and for stop politics to come clean right now he's being oss to come clean to parliamentary committees are investigating cameron's lobbying on behalf of green silk capital the financial firm he worked for after he left office between march and june last year cameron and his staff sent 45 emails texts and whatsapp messages to ministers and officials he says he wanted permission for green silk to issue government insured loans to help companies through the pandemic the motivation to the government was that i thought we had a really good idea for how to help extending credit to thousands of businesses. cameron says that in april last year at the time of his intensive lobbying he had no sense crean still was close to failing but company owner lex green still himself giving evidence to m.p.'s this week said he'd become aware of supply chain problems in march 2020 and discussed it with david cameron he was asked whether the furious lob

david cameron is a retired architect from edinburgh is this be a part of the tree that. he knew that the relief was the brainchild of young. a polish 2nd world war veteran who had married a scottish woman. became a successful local hotel and bought the barony castle hotel in people. he wanted to create a monument to express his love for his adopted country. and calling it the great polish map of scotland he had his compatriot doesn't yet as tough us fly in to build it. david had met cousin yet to try for us in the early 1990 s. . the polish photographer was quite elderly and hadn't been to scotland for a long time. he asked david to search for his relief map. this was. try. a pool of water on the left here. shells everywhere from clay pigeon shooting. and i reported back to him and they were so sad about it they look so this is brutal this time and do it all these trips over and so i just made this rush promise. david hadn't got very far with his promise until keith stumbled upon the map. the 2 men founded a charity potluck and in 2018 the relief was finally fully restor

david cameron is a retired architect from edinburgh is this part of the tree that. you know that the relief was the brainchild of yon tamasha a polish 2nd world war veteran who had married a scottish one. became a successful local hotel and bought the barony castle hotel and people. he wanted to create a monument to express his love for his adopted country. calling it the great polish map of scotland he had his compatriot causing huge profits fly and to build it. david had met cousin yet trough us in the early 1990 s. . the polish photographer was quite elderly and hadn't been to scotland for a long time. he asked david to search for his relief map. this was. a pool of water on the left here. cartridge shells everywhere from clay pigeon shooting. and i reported back to him and he was so sad about it he looked so reserved for all this time and to all these trips over. so i had just made this rush promise. david hadn't got very far with his promise until keith stumbled upon the map. then the 2 men founded a charity scotland and in 2018 the relief was finally fully res

the financial times, which goes big on david cameron's select committee appearance, where he defendedbying of ministers on behalf of greensill capital. on the same story, the metro says the former pm travelled to cornwall on lex greensill�*s private jet whilelobbying the government. the guardian goes with the cameron story — but also has an image from that stand—off between protestors and immigration enforcement officers in glasgow. the yorkshire post says local restrictions may be imposed, due to the recent spread of the indian variant. the pm is under pressure to up vaccination rates in worst affected areas, according to the mirror. the mail takes a swipe at prince harry, over comments he made to a us podcast about the royal family. there's a similar look to the sun, which says the duke of sussex has blasted his father's parenting. so let's begin... terrifying thing for any parent when the child comments on the parenting skills. the independent and this is the worrying question about what happens with this new variant. we are told that the vaccines will help protect us from getting

i know this is very painful for david cameron but actually— painful for david cameron but actually thereactually — of reassurance that the system actually works.— of reassurance that the system actuall works. ., ., , actually works. dawn, does actually su: est actually works. dawn, does actually suggest that _ actually works. dawn, does actually suggest that all _ actually works. dawn, does actually suggest that all those _ actually works. dawn, does actually suggest that all those companies i suggest that all those companies lobbying government and governmental affairs they are kind of probably wasting their money.— affairs they are kind of probably wasting their money. yes. if they are paying _ wasting their money. yes. if they are paying david _ wasting their money. yes. if they are paying david kellerman - wasting their money. yes. if they are paying david kellerman theyl are paying david kellerman they definitely... the are paying david kellerman they definitely---_ are paying david kellerman they definitel , ., ., definitely... the race before dawn m last definitely... the race bef

i the former prime minister, david cameron, will be questioned by mps this afternoon about his role asthe quest to find out more about lobbying and answer questions about transparency, how significant is this going to be? i transparency, how significant is this going to be?— transparency, how significant is this going to be? i think it will be a bi da . this going to be? i think it will be a big day- not — this going to be? i think it will be a big day. not least _ this going to be? i think it will be a big day. not least because i this going to be? i think it will be l a big day. not least because david cameron is a political celebrity who has been involved in a big political news story even though he has been out of office for some time so we will be able to study his demeanour, we will be able to hear his views on the subject which we have only seen in the form of a written statement, even though the story has been rumbling on for months. and he may give us new information that takes the story and a new direction. he is appearing in front of two different select committees today, so

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it comes as the treasury select committee published text from the former prime minister david cameronor the collapse of his company. responsibility for the collapse of his coman . , ., ., his company. please understand that itake his company. please understand that i take complete _ his company. please understand that i take complete responsibility - his company. please understand that i take complete responsibility for i i take complete responsibility for the collapse of greensill capital. iron desperately saddened that more than 1000 very hard—working people have lost their jobs than 1000 very hard—working people have lost theirjobs at greensill capital. —— i am desperately saddened. i take full responsibility for any hardship being felt by our clients and their suppliers, and, indeed, investors in our programmes. it is deeply regrettable that we were let down by our leading insurer whose actions assured greensill capital�*s collapse and indeed by some of our biggest customers. to all of those affected by this, i�*m truly sorry. all of those affected by this, i'm truly sorry-— all o

involved i know in a in a corruption scandal or his evidence about it he's said there was that david cameronaround the cabinet table to draw off a nuke and said you realise there are people out there who don't want me even to give an inquiry into the killing of the iris and if there are bad for new can can you understand the pressures on on morris terms. well i know that's for sure boris to say she is price or i personally don't feel boris gives about the people of west belfast. you know the area we're talking about paula morphy here not only the subject of the physical violence of the british army german conflict but also the structural council of the unionist successive british governments since then we've had mass discrimination in areas in unemployment so our experience of the british government that i grew up in this community or experience that really stuck with was not a good one and i nestle sure of course johnson has an 8 pain for these families or they don't have to be honest working class families and britain either he does a straight me as i can of a minister but he denies that h

the snp asked whether david cameron's work for the collapsed finance firm greensill capital had brokendavid cameron what was an adviserl for greensill capital has - reported, it had share options worth tens of - millions of pounds. does the 57 messages to senior officials that we're aware - of regarding greensill capital give any cause for suspicion. of impropriety, and will that be investigated - by an independent adviser? these issues are being looked at. there are reviews in train, and it would not be appropriate for me to comment on those until they have reported. i think all members of this house will want things looked at. they will want to ensure that we get to the bottom of these issues, and i hope too that we will look at the wider issues around gfg and the role of the snp in those matters. the steel company gfg was greensill�*s largest client — it was also lent money by the scottish government. a conservative said the national audit office had found no evidence that ministers interfered in ppe contracts. does my right honourable friend agree that throwing unsubstantiated mud

former pm david cameron is to face questions from mps over his lobbying for collapsed firm greensill first airline to trial a coronavirus test that displays results within 25 seconds. the scheme will see flight and cabin crew taking a ultra—rapid covid—i9 antigen test. results will be compared against their standard test results in the hopes that it could play a role in opening up travel. our correspondent victoria fritz told us more. it sounds like the thing that everyone has been looking for. some kind of trade off between a pcr test, which is seen as the gold standard in terms of accuracy, but it takes time and is relatively expensive, and a lateral flow test, which people up and down the country will be familiar with. the ones that are quite rapid, i suppose, half an hour, a little bit like a pregnancy test. however, they do suffer from problems with accuracy, particularly with people who are asymptomatic. with a lateral flow test, what it is looking for is antigens. it is looking for a specific protein associated with coronavirus. now, this particular test, pelican test, it come

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