David Cameron and the toxic banker (Pt 1): The rise of Lex Greensill

The financier Lex Greensill enjoyed privileged access to No 10 – and dragged former PM David Cameron into a scandal. In the first of two episodes we speak to one of the Sunday Times journalists who exposed the story, charting Greensill's rise from son of Australian farmers to the ultimate insider. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.