the bank was part of a british—based investment company, greensill capital. is coming fast. greensill is already there. it also went bust in march. investors stand to lose a further £2 billion. greensill — changing finance to change the world. it was set up by lex greensill. let me be honest with you — this is not the clothes that l i would want to wear every day. i'm actually a farmer. when lex would talk about his company, and what it was doing, it was all about providing finance to small businesses, you know. i grew up seeing how tough it was for my mum and dad| to get paid for the crops that they grew. - it was all about the fact, you know, the banks are only financing these large companies, and we're bringing it to the little guys. greensill made loans to businesses that were waiting to be paid for goods and services they had supplied to customers. but it didn't use its own cash. the money for the loans was raised from investors. and lex greensill brought in a famous friend to help drum up business. lex greenhill, where are you? lex, give us a wave. lex g

the bank was part of a british—based investment company, greensill capital. coming fast. greensill is already there. it also went bust in march. investors stand to lose a further £2 billion. greensill — changing finance to change the world. it was set up by lex greensill. let me be honest with you — this is not the clothes that l i would want to wear every day. i'm actually a farmer. when lex would talk about his company, and what it was doing, it was all about providing finance to small businesses, you know. i grew up seeing how tough it was for my mum and dad| to get paid for the crops that they grew. - it was all about the fact, you know, the banks are only financing these large companies, and we're bringing it to the little guys. greensill made loans to businesses that were waiting to be paid for goods and services they had supplied to customers. but it didn't use its own cash. the money for the loans was raised from investors. and lex greensill brought in a famous friend to help drum up business. lex greenhill, where are you? lex, give us a wave. lex gre

mr cameron when he left office went to work for greensill capital part—time as an adviser. cameron had been brought in to advise mr cameron in government. there were already close ties was that he went to work the greensill who runs greensill capital. the first thing panorama has put a focus on was the amount of money mr cameron made. panorama has put that from documents it has seen at around £7 million before tax for 2.5 years of part—time work, a substantial amount of money. based on both shares that the former prime minister, the letter indicates he sold those shares, cashed in a lot of money off that. about £1 million or $1 million a year of salary that he was paid, a bonus on top of that. mr cameron's spokesman has said he did not receive anything like that and it was a private matter. separate two that are also questions then about the lobbying that mr cameron did for the firm, and that included a sort of sequence of messages, phone calls, attempts to lobby ministers and civil servants early last year. 56 messages i think it was in total, including to the chancellor, t

mr cameron travelled the world promoting greensill capital. ing an ex—prime minister is a great way to open doors. he played a really crucial role in getting greensill in front of the right sort of people, which meant they could get access to more money, more funding, big investors. when greensill capital went bust in march, those investors were left facing billions in losses. but the man who set it up isn't short of cash. lex greensill took at least $40 million out of his company based at these offices in the west end of london, and his family trust took millions more. 0ur former prime minister also had a bumper payday. panorama has obtained a letter from greensill to mr cameron. it suggests david cameron pocketed $4.5 million, after cashing in greensill shares in 2019. before tax, including his salary and bonus, it looks like he made round $10 million, for two—and—a—half years part—time work. it was all about making money, and i think the danger is that cameron looks like he just saw the dollar signs. lobbying for greensill to be considered f

mr cameron travelled the world promoting greensill capital. of investments. having an ex prime minister is a great way to open doors. he played a really crucial role in getting greensill in front of the right sort of people, which meant they could get access to more money, more funding, big investors. when greensill capital went bust in march, those investors were left facing billions in losses. but the man who set it up isn't short of cash. lex greensill took at least $40 million out of his company based at these offices in the west end of london, and his family trust took millions more. 0ur former prime minister also had a bumper payday. panorama has obtained a letter from greensill to mr cameron. it suggests david cameron pocketed $4.5 million, after cashing in greensill shares in 2019. before tax, including his salary and bonus, it looks like he made around $10 million, for two—and—a—half years part—time work. it was all about making money, and i think the danger is that cameron looks like he just saw the dollar signs. mr cameron has alrea

mr cameron travelled the world promoting greensill capital. n of investments. having an ex prime minister is a great way to open doors. he played a really crucial role in getting greensill in front of the right sort of people, which meant they could get access to more money, more funding, big investors. when greensill capital went bust in march, those investors were left facing billions in losses. but the man who set it up isn't short of cash. lex greensill took at least $40 million out of his company based at these offices in the west end of london, and his family trust took millions more. 0ur former prime minister also had a bumper payday. panorama has obtained a letter from greensill to mr cameron. it suggests david cameron pocketed $4.5 million, after cashing in greensill shares in 2019. before tax, including his salary and bonus, it looks like he made round $10 million, for two—and—a—half years part—time work. it was all about making money, and i think the danger is that cameron looks like he just saw the dollar signs. lobbying for green s

for what you discover. brute greensill capital but took us for what you discover.— greensill capital greensill shares in 2019 and was also paid a salary of $1 million per year. as a part—time adviser to the company. 0n million per year. as a part—time adviser to the company. on top of that we understand he was paid a bonus of $700,000 in 2019, so you do everything he made over 2.5 years of part—time work and it looks like he made around $10 million before tax for 2.5 years of part—time work. them company, greensill, collapsed in march this year, leaving investors and uk taxpayers, as well, with big losses.— with big losses. that's right. we have been _ with big losses. that's right. we have been taking _ with big losses. that's right. we have been taking a _ with big losses. that's right. we have been taking a close i with big losses. that's right. we have been taking a close look. with big losses. that's right. we have been taking a close look atj have been taking a close look at some of greensill�*s investment schemes. david cameron has told us he wasn't involved in any lending dec

former prime minister david cameron personally promoted greensill capital to investors before the controversial losses. mr cameron says there was no wrongdoing in any of the actions he took. lets talk now to andy verity. we learned last night that david cameron made about $10 million from greensill. now we learn he was personally promoting it. tell us more? david cameron appeared at the event with his boss, lex david cameron appeared at the event with his boss, lex greensill, david cameron appeared at the event with his boss, lex greensill, and it was called the future of supply chain financing and the audience where the credit suisse clients and worthy investors looking for a good investment and a low risk investment quite a mark at the time they marketed supply chain finance funds which used invensys cash to buy greensill investors and they were told that the funds were low risk and their money would be used by greensill to make short—term loans to businesses, backed up by invoices. what panorama discovered is that at the time of mr cameron's appearance, greensill was also using credit suisse

mr cameron travelled the world promoting greensill capital. minister| is a great way to open doors. he played really crucial role in getting greensill in frontl of the right sort of people, - which meant that they could get access to more money, - more funding, big investors. when greensill capital went bust in march, those investors were left facing billions in losses. but the man who set it up isn't short of cash. lex greensill took at least $40 million out of his company based these offices in the west end of london, and his family trust took millions more. 0ur former prime minister also had a bumper payday. panorama has obtained a letter from greensill to mr cameron. it suggests david cameron pocketed $4.5 million after cashing in greensill shares in 2019. before tax, including his salary and bonus, it looks like he made around $10 million for 2.5 years' part—time work. it was all about making money, and i think the danger is that cameron looks like he just saw the dollar signs. mr cameron's spokesman says he acted in good faith at all time

documents show that david cameron earned many million pounds from his work with greensill capital.alary of £1 million a year. a spokesman for mr cameron said his renumeration was a private matter. lex greensill was the bank at the heart of david cameron was my government, having his own office at number ten. government, having his own office at number ten-— government, having his own office at| number ten._ two number ten. lex, give us a wave. two ears number ten. lex, give us a wave. two years after— number ten. lex, give us a wave. two years after he — number ten. lex, give us a wave. two years after he left _ number ten. lex, give us a wave. two years after he left downing _ number ten. lex, give us a wave. two years after he left downing street, - years after he left downing street, david cameron went to work for his friends firm. mr cameron travel the friend's firm. mr cameron travel the world promoting greensill capital, with david cameron on board, it sold more than three billion dollars of investments. having an ex prime minister is a great way to open doors. i don't really

and that left a rather sour taste in the mouth, but obviously this is what greensill capital were expecting i and he just exercise those options at a veryjudicious time.— at a very 'udicious time. i should sa that at a veryjudicious time. i should say that mr _ at a veryjudicious time. i should say that mr cameron's _ at a veryjudicious time. i should i say that mr cameron's spokesman at a veryjudicious time. i should - say that mr cameron's spokesman has issued a statement, saying that david cameron did not receive anything like the figures quoted by panorama. panorama was quoting, as you were saying, £7.2 million, but mr cameron's spokesperson does not give a figure as to exactly what he did receive. joe, ijust want to want director you may or may not have done work on this, producers like this cut through to the general public? document but to stories like this? it public? document but to stories like this? , , ., , ., ., this? it depends what you mean. if ou mean this? it depends what you mean. if you mean do _ this? it depends what you mean. if you mean do the _ this? it depends what y

t know his exact words but it�*s his personal appearance that would have lent credibility to greensill capitale in the state�*s history. lebo diseko reports. the apocalyptic scenes of what the greek prime minister has called a nightmarish summer. nearly 600 fires have broken out across the country since latejuly, fuelled by strong winds and the worst heatwave in decades. i haven't seen fires like this before in the uk, it's something that's completely new to me. i've seen grass fires and open area fires, but this is just something on another scale. they are helping with manual tools, trying to put in fire breaks and stopping the fire from spreading. there has been public anger at the government response, something the greek prime minister has apologised for. but he says climate change is causing fires that last for weeks, speaking just hours after the un warned that human activity is making extreme weather events more common. something locals say they are experiencing first hand. we didn�*t see any rain to stop this fire. i used to run in this forest, i used to cycle, we used to go and collect

mr cameron travelled the world promoting greensill capital. prime minister| is a great way to open doors. he played really crucial role in getting greensill in frontl of the right sort of people, - which meant that they could get access to more money, - more funding, big investors. when greensill capital went bust in march, those investors were left facing billions in losses. but the man who set it up isn't short of cash. lex greensill took at least $40 million out of his company based these offices in the west end of london, and his family trust took millions more. 0ur former prime minister also had a bumper payday. panorama has obtained a letter from greensill to mr cameron. it suggests david cameron pocketed $4.5 million after cashing in greensill shares in 2019. before tax, including his salary and bonus, it looks like he made around $10 million for 2.5 years' part—time work. it was all about making money, and i think the danger is that cameron looks like he just saw the dollar signs. mr cameron's spokesman says he acted in good faith at al

david cameron made around $10 million from greensill capital before the finance company collapsed, documentser received lt.5 million dollars after cashing in greensill shares in 2019. mr cameron's spokesman said his remuneration was a private matter. first it was loo rolls, hand sanitiser and flour. now the uk is facing another troubling shortage — sheds. the increased demand for outdoor space has meant a surge in demand for the timber needed to make the sheds, and the global supply chain has been struggling to keep up. waiting lists are getting longer — and prices are going up. argos, b&q, and other companies are reporting many of their sheds are out of stock, with no real end date for supplies returning to normal. joining me now is retail analyst, kate hardcastle. why this shortage? assumedly timber is not as hard to get hold of a certain other things. it actually is. we are in the middle of a lumber crisis and experts have been warning about that since beginning the year. this comes down to a perfect storm of challenges. we have had some climate issues which have affected the supply chain

i can tell you that we got hold of a letter from greensill capital to david cameron which indicates he to the company. on top of that, we understand he was paid a bonus of 700,000 in 2019. it looks like you made around $10 million before tax. two and a half years part—time work, that won't at more than £7.5 million. �* . that won't at more than £7.5 million. �* , . .~' that won't at more than £7.5 million. �* , . a .., million. i'm 'ust checking, can you hear me million. i'm just checking, can you hear me now? _ million. i'm just checking, can you hear me now? can _ million. i'm just checking, can you hear me now? can you _ million. i'm just checking, can you hear me now? can you hear - million. i'm just checking, can you hear me now? can you hear me? i think you can't, so we will leave it there and hopefully catch up with you in a little bit. that is andy verity, our economics correspondent. there is more on this story in david cameron and the missing billions, which is available to watch online via the bbc iplayer. greece's prime minister has apologised for failures in tackling the w