Cameron under pressure after former minister says No 10 overruled officials in 2012 following personal lobbying by charity’s founder Camila BatmanghelidjhDavid Cameron has defended the decision to give Kids Company “one more fade” with a government bailout earlier this year,after auditors found the failed charity was given £42m over 15 years against advice from civil servants.
The prime minister confirmed he had personally been involved in trying to keep Kids Company going, despite Whitehall raising doubts at least six times over the years approximately its value for money and financial management. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com