UK's former leader Cameron under lobbying investigation

LONDON - Former British prime minister David Cameron is being investigated by an independent oversight body after reports he had campaigned for government help for now collapsed supply chain financier Greensill Capital.

The Financial Times reported that Mr Cameron lobbied the government to increase the company's access to Covid-19 loan schemes, months before the finance company collapsed.

"The Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists is investigating whether Mr David Cameron has engaged in unregistered consultant lobbying," the body said in a statement on Thursday (March 25).

It said it would not comment further while the investigation was ongoing.

On Wednesday (March 24), Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he had no knowledge that Mr Cameron had lobbied Downing Street officials to help Greensill.

His spokesman said last week that the Finance Ministry decided not to support a request made by the collapsed company for the loans after "due process".