More companies quit CBI over crisis at UK lobby group Insurance companies Aviva and Phoenix Group have quit the Confederation of British Industry as a fresh media report about rape allegations involving staff members deepened … Business • 21 Apr
CBI chief steps aside pending investigation Tony Danker, the director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), has stepped aside pending an investigation following complaints about his workplace conduct, the … Business • 06 Mar
UK needs more migrant labour, says business group Britain needs more migrant labour to boost productivity as it faces a toxic mix of soaring inflation and shrinking growth, the country's main lobby group … Business • 21 Nov 22
Pound jumps as Brexit deal said to be in sight Sterling rose around 1% this afternoon and British government bond yields posted their biggest one-day rise in over a month on signs the UK and … Business • 23 Dec 20
Ibec believes 'skeleton' Brexit deal will be reached The chief executive of employers group Ibec has said he thinks there will be a skeleton trade deal agreed between the UK and EU. Business • 10 Sep 20
UK retailers see biggest job cuts since 2009 - CBI British retailers have cut the most jobs since the depths of the financial crisis and expect the pace of losses to accelerate, the Confederation of … Business • 25 Aug 20
UK factories suffer worst month in three decades - PMI UK manufacturers suffered the biggest fall in output and orders for at least three decades in April, as measures to slow the spread of the … Business • 01 May 20
UK retailers suffer worst month since 2008 on virus hit UK retailers suffered their biggest fall in sales since the 2008 financial crisis in the first half of April as the coronavirus kept shoppers at … Business • 28 Apr 20
British business looks beyond Brexit with new election Britain's Brexit-weary business community are relishing the prospect of a pre-Christmas general election, even if fears linger in some quarters over a possible Labour government. Business • 30 Oct 19
UK businesses urge Johnson to avoid no-deal Brexit British business leaders have urged incoming prime minister Boris Johnson to avoid taking the country out of the European Union without a Brexit deal. Brexit • 23 Jul 19
UK business chief warns next PM against no-deal Brexit The successor to British Prime Minister Theresa May must rule out a "no-deal" Brexit, the head of Britain's main business lobby group urged today, warning … Business • 31 May 19
UK services businesses' first profit rise in in 2 years Businesses in the UK's dominant services sector reported the first rise in profits in more than two years during the past quarter, in a contrast … Business • 26 Feb 18
UK business leaders worried about impact of uncertainty UK business leaders have voiced concern about the political uncertainty gripping Britain and its impact on the economy. Business • 12 Jun 17
CBI cuts UK economic growth forecast The Confederation of British Industry has cut its growth forecasts for the UK economy, warning that uncertainty ahead of the EU referendum is beginning to … Business • 16 May 16
