Carillion chiefs asked trade secretary Liam Fox to step in to help it recover cash on problem jobs in the Middle East, writes Jordan Marshall. Facing the public accounts and public administration and constitutional affairs committees last week, former chief executive Richard Howson revealed the collapsed contractor had sought a helping hand from the government to recoup cash. Howson said: "We also asked for and got support from the secretary of state to help us try to leverage receivables into cash in the Middle East during 2017.
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