David Cameron broke his silence last night on the Greensill affair after more than a month without comment. The statement of the Tory prime minister has failed to quell questions as to whether he acted improperly in his approaches to various ministers, with Number 10 today announcing an independent investigation – something Boris Johnson no doubt enjoyed.
It seems fair to say that Cameron has been a less successful ex-PM than he was as premier, having seen his UK-China fund run into the sands, his memoirs fail to match his predecessors and his National Citizen Scheme facing calls to be defunded.
In light of the ongoing Greensill row, Steerpike thought it would be helpful to provide a round-up of some of Cameron’s comments on lobbying from a decade ago, back when the then Leader of the Opposition and subsequent Coalition PM was seizing the mantle of reform, post-expenses scandal.
8 February 2010 speech
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