UK ex-PM Cameron says facing Greensill inquiry is 'painful'

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron leaves his home in London, Britain May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday that it was "painful" for him to have to face parliamentary scrutiny over the collapse of Greensill Capital, for which he had acted as an advisor and lobbyist.

"This is a painful day coming back to a place that I love and respect so much, albeit virtually, but in these circumstances," he said in an opening statement to the House of Commons' Treasury Committee.