Newly uncovered documents reveal former Tory Prime Minister David Cameron was actively promoting a deeply troubled finance company barely two years before its collapse.

The Director General of MI5 Ken McCallum is set to deliver a major speech today in which he will make a direct appeal to the public for help in containing the allegedly growing espionage threat to the UK.

In the latest repercussion of the Greensill Capital scandal a public ethics watchdog has called for across the board strengthening of lobbying rules.

The increasingly bitter row over the renovation of Boris Johnson's flat is developing into a full-blown scandal with accusations of possibly illegal actions.

Labour has accused the government of being too complacent about the current lobbying crisis in the UK.

The government has announced it will investigate former Tory PM David Cameron's lobbying activities but already doubts have emerged about the proposed review's rigor and impartiality.

The Labor Party has called for tougher laws on lobbying after former Tory Prime Minister David Cameron was cleared of wrongdoing in relation to lobbying work he performed on behalf of a collapsed lender.