News
23 April 2021

Cameron kept pushing Bank and Treasury to risk £20bn to help Greensill

Region:
Europe

David Cameron repeatedly pushed the Bank of England and the Treasury to risk up to £20 billion in taxpayer cash to help Greensill Capital, just as the lender started to face “significant” financial pressure at the start of the pandemic. The UK’s central bank was urged to...

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