‘No evidence’ conflicts of interest were considered in Greensill contracts – NAO

National Audit Office reviewed NHS and pharmacy pay contracts given to David Cameron’s former adviser

Whitehall’s independent watchdog has found “no evidence” that ministers or officials considered potential conflicts of interest before giving the disgraced financier Lex Greensill government contracts just months after he had left a job as a No 10 adviser.

The National Audit Office said Greensill left a job as an adviser to David Cameron, then the prime minister, in 2017. Eight months later, his firm was involved in a bid for a large public sector contract.

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