Boris Johnson Tries to Ride Out Greensill Lobbying Storm
- Labour blasts ‘return of Tory sleaze’ and calls for overhaul
- Furor risks undermining premier’s vaccine bounce in the polls
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Boris Johnson is trying to ride out a lobbying scandal that is threatening to puncture the surge in popularity the British prime minister has enjoyed following the U.K.’s rapid coronavirus vaccination program.
Critics have accused the ruling Conservative party of “sleaze” and called for an overhaul of the U.K.’s lobbying rules after it emerged former premier David Cameron lobbied ministers on behalf of the now insolvent finance firm Greensill Capital. A top civil servant was also advising the company while still being employed by the government.