Allegations made to MPs about the late Jeremy Heywood and how he helped financier avoid scrutiny
Jeremy Heywood, Britain’s most influential senior civil servant for two decades before his death in 2018, has been placed firmly in the frame during hearings into the Greensill lobbying scandal, as the guiding hand who opened doors in Whitehall for the collapsed finance company’s chief executive.
MPs heard on Tuesday that Heywood’s “influential” regard for Lex Greensill and the businessman’s supply chain finance proposals had helped the wealthy financier avoid more robust scrutiny as he moved through government.
