David Cameron and the toxic banker (Pt 1): The rise of Lex Greensill

<p>The financier Lex Greensill enjoyed privileged access to No 10 – and dragged former PM David Cameron into a scandal.</p><p>In the first of two episodes we speak to one of the Sunday Times journalists who exposed the story, charting Greensill's rise from son of Australian farmers to the ultimate insider.</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: </em><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/subscribe/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio&amp;utm_campaign=podcastsubs&amp;utm_content=storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>. </em></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/gabriel-pogrund?page=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gabriel Pogrund</a>, Whitehall correspondent, The Sunday Times.</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/david-aaronovitch?page=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Aaronovitch</a>.</p><p><strong>Further reading:</strong></p><ul><li>'<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/david-cameron-and-the-toxic-banker-lex-greensill-the-exclusive-inside-story-sx09g098s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Cameron and the toxic banker Lex Greensill: the exclusive inside story</a>', Gabriel Pogrund and John Collingridge, The Sunday Times, March 27th, 2021.</li><li>'<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/david-cameron-jeremy-heywood-lex-greensill-and-all-that-free-money-slmdtxxnf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Cameron, Jeremy Heywood, Lex Greensill and all that "free money"</a>', Gabriel Pogrund and John Collingridge, The Sunday Times, April 4th, 2021.</li><li>'<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/greensill-ten-things-you-need-to-know-z0fzdfdsk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Greensill: The key facts</a>', Gabriel Pogrund, April 4th, 2021.</li></ul> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: