And it's pretty rare for the company's chief executive and founder to be a former unpaid adviser to that former prime minister. David Cameron, then prime minister, stands with then London mayor Boris Johnson before the 2012 London Paralympics. That might explain why current Prime Minister Boris Johnson has failed to publicly support Cameron, and has ordered an independent inquiry into his behavior. Bruce points out that the two specific mechanisms that are relevant to the Cameron scandal are particularly weak. In the case of Cameron and Greensill, Cameron was a contracted employee for the firm, so sidesteps the register policy -- which was introduced by Cameron's government in the first place.

Source: CNN April 16, 2021 03:56 UTC