MPS investigating lobbying send questions to Cameron and Sunak

David Cameron and Rishi Sunak have been sent a series of demands by a parliamentary inquiry into the former prime minister's lobbying activities for Greensill Capital.

The Commons Treasury committee wrote to the pair yesterday, setting a May 6 deadline to answer the questions ahead of a possible appearance before MPS over the controversy.

It is one of the inquiries launched after it emerged Mr Cameron sent text messages to the Chancellor as he sought to gain access to governmentbacked coronavirus loans for his employer Greensill.

The cross-party panel of MPS also want to question Lex Greensill, the boss of the firm which collapsed into administration in March.

The Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority and UK government Investments also faced questions in the probe into the failure of Greensill and its attempts to lobby the government.

In his letter to Mr Sunak, Treasury committee chairman Mel Stride called for a full timeline of contacts that Treasury officials and ministers had with Mr Cameron and other Greensill representatives.

A series of investigations have been launched into the role Mr Cameron played in securing Whitehall access for Mr Greensill, whose firm's collapse risks thousands of jobs, particularly in the steel sector.

The Commons public administration and constitutional affairs committee gave details of its investigation into the lobbying row, which will look at whether rules and penalties are tough enough.