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David Cameron and the toxic banker (Pt 2): Collapse and aftermath

David Cameron and the toxic banker (Pt 2): Collapse and aftermath

FromThe Story


David Cameron and the toxic banker (Pt 2): Collapse and aftermath

FromThe Story

ratings:
Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Apr 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The financier Lex Greensill enjoyed privileged access to No 10 – and dragged former PM David Cameron into a scandal.In this second instalment, we speak to one of the Sunday Times journalists who exposed the story and chart how it all unravelled.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. The full series - ‘Cameron and the toxic banker’ - is available to download and listen to all in one place, here.Guest: Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall correspondent, The Sunday Times.Host: David Aaronovitch.Further reading:'David Cameron and the toxic banker Lex Greensill: the exclusive inside story', Gabriel Pogrund and John Collingridge, The Sunday Times, March 27th, 2021.'David Cameron, Jeremy Heywood, Lex Greensill and all that "free money"', Gabriel Pogrund and John Collingridge, The Sunday Times, April 4th, 2021.'Greensill: The key facts', Gabriel Pogrund, April 4th, 2021.'David Cameron spent two months browbeating Rishi Sunak’s officials', Gabriel Pogrund and Caroline Wheeler, The Sunday Times, April 11th, 2021. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Apr 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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