THE 10 questions cameron and johnson must answer

1.

HOW MANY MINISTERS DID DAVID CAMERON MESSAGE BEHIND THE SCENES?

He texted Chancellor Rishi Sunak and also reportedly Treasury ministers over the Covid loan scheme. He took Lex Greensill for a drink with Matt Hancock. Any more?

2. WHAT EXACTLY DID DAVID CAMERON SAY?

His 1,700-word statement does not reveal what he actually said to those he lobbied.

3. HOW MUCH WAS HE BEING PAID?

Mr Cameron has said he was paid “partly” in shares for his work, but has not said how much he stood to gain.

4. WHEN DID DAVID CAMERON AND LEX GREENSILL FIRST MEET?

Cameron says the pair only met twice in his six years as Prime Minister. How did they build a relationship which resulted in Cameron getting a job with him?

5.

HOW EXACTLY DID LEX GREENSILL GET THAT JOB IN No10?

Cameron insisted Mr Greensill was given his ‘non-political’ job by late Cabinet Secretary Jeremy Heywood as “part of the civil service drive to improve government efficiency”. How did he get into the heart of government? 6.

WHEN DID GREENSILL TAP UP DAVID CAMERON FOR A PRIVATE SECTOR JOB?

Cameron became a part-time advisor to Greensill Capital in August 2018. This was just weeks after the end of a two-year ban on lobbying the government.

7. WHAT EXACTLY DID RISHI SUNAK “PUSH” HIS TOP OFFICIALS TO DO?

A text from Rishi Sunak to Cameron on April 23 said: “I have pushed the team to explore an alternative with the Bank that might work.“What did that entail?

8. WILL THE INVESTIGATION GET INTO THE DETAIL OF DAVID CAMERON’S CONDUCT?

No10 say it will look at “how business representatives engaged with government”. It wouldn’t say which aspects of Mr Cameron’s actions it will look into.

9.

WILL THE INVESTIGATION BE PROPERLY INDEPENDENT OF GOVERNMENT?

Nigel Boardman, a non-executive director at the Business Department will lead. He self-evidently has links to the Government. 10.

WILL THE INVESTIGATION ACTUALLY CHANGE THE RULES?

There’s no guarantee. Ex-prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for former leaders to face a five-year ban on lobbying.