Bush to Sever Ties with Barclays

Barclays announced that Jeb Bush’s role with the bank would end on December 31, the Financial Times reports.

“Mr Bush, who served as an adviser to Lehman Brothers before its collapse during the financial crisis, has rarely spoken about his work at the British bank, which has been ensnared by scandals such as the manipulation of key benchmark interest rates and the mis-selling of payment protection insurance in recent years.”

Politico: “Meanwhile, the Washington Speakers Bureau, which has arranged Bush’s paid speeches since he stepped down as governor in 2007, has deleted any mention of the Republican from its web site. A page promoting Bush was live on the bureau’s site as recently as Monday.”