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Greensill Capital and David Cameron: All you need to know about the saga as Government review announced

The firm collapsed into administration last year, putting thousands of º£½ÇÊÓÆµ steelmaking jobs at risk

The office building that includes the headquarters of defunct Greensill Bank in Bremen, Germany

Greensill Capital collapsed earlier this year, dragging its senior adviser and former Prime Minister David Cameron into the heart of a lobbying row.

The firm filed for insolvency protection in March - news that put thousands of º£½ÇÊÓÆµ steelmaking jobs at risk.

Here, BusinessLive and PA news agency look at how the controversy unfolded - and what happens next.

What is the Greensill row all about?

Labour has led calls for an inquiry after it emerged that Mr Cameron had privately lobbied ministers, including Chancellor Rishi Sunak, to win access to an emergency coronavirus loan scheme for his employer, Lex Greensill.

Allegations also surfaced that Mr Greensill, an Australian financier, was given privileged access to Whitehall departments when Mr Cameron was in No 10.

What is Greensill Capital?

Finance firm Greensill Capital was founded in 2011 by Alliance Manchester Business School alumnus and billionaire financier Lex Greensill. It focussed on the provision of supply chain financing and related services.

It had offices across the world, and its three º£½ÇÊÓÆµ locations were in London, Daresbury Business Park and Warrington.

What was David Cameron's involvement?

Mr Cameron, who became an advisor to the firm in 2018, sent a number of texts to Mr Sunak's private phone asking for support for Greensill, which later collapsed into administration, through the Government's Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF).