I love the gentle way British people completely change the country: 1. Have a cup of tea 2. Put on raincoat 3. Walk to a ramshackle area in a local hall and quietly pencil a cross into a box on a scrap of paper 4. Go back home and take off raincoat 5. Have another cup of tea

"This truly is a historic day – a 50:50 Parliament is now no longer a dot on the horizon, it is beaming into view and – with a fair wind – we can even dare to hope to reach equal representation in the next election" 🙌 Read full article 👉 buff.ly/4bBw5G6

Historic moment to see Rachel Reeves appointed as the first female Chancellor Look forward to working with her and her team on behalf of CBI members to deliver sustainable growth

Speaking to Nick Ferrari on LBC earlier today, Louise Hellem, our chief economist, set out what businesses are telling her they want from a Labour government: 1/2

Our Chief Economist Louise Hellem was up early this morning talking to the BBC’s Business Today about what business wants to see from the Labour Government. - Laser focus on growth - Planning and business rates reform - Unlocking private sector investment

What an LSE-CBI survey found about AI adoption in UK firms Around a quarter of firms have invested in AI technologies, but most say there has been no impact on turnover, size of workforce or profitability yet. ⁦Centre for Economic Performance⁩ cep.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/PUBLICATI…

With economic growth a key focus of the #KingsSpeech, our CEO Rain Newton-Smith spoke to John Pienaar Times Radio about the positives businesses took from the event, and what they now want from the Government to boost the economy.

We brought together leaders from across industry to unpack the King's Speech at our Leaders Roundtable last week. It was great to hear from James Murray from HM Treasury and others, at UCL. The Minister spoke passionately about creating stability, growth and investment.

Our Chief Economist Louise Hellem was delighted to speak at the fantastic E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism 'Growth on the Ballot' event during this years’ London Climate Action Week week. Find out more about what was discussed here: bit.ly/4cSTS5N

Fantastic to launch our latest CBI Economics report at the Farnborough Airshow ✈️CBI Economics found Business Aviation flights from Farnborough contribute £1.9bn to the UK economy every year ✈ 👉cbi.org.uk/cbi-economics/ linkedin.com/posts/louise-h…

Looking forward to seeing Standing at the Sky's Edge this evening #UKTheatre #SkysEdgeMusical

With a new Govt. in post, we’re proud to be the cross-economy voice for UK businesses. Working with firms incl. AstraZeneca, Unilever and GSK – all part of our committees – we’ll continue to push for the measures that will deliver sustainable growth. cgt.bz/bxahL

Fantastic to see CBI CBI Scotland welcoming Rachel Reeves on her first visit to Scotland as Chancellor.

Business & government have shared aims to deliver growth & higher living standards and a fair labour market. Our latest annual labour market survey shows concern around how the Plan to Make Work Pay could impact our competitiveness. Consultation can help & improve results for all

Looking forward to speaking at CMS Scotland’s Annual business conference next week 👇

Great to speak to LBC News about what businesses want to see at the Autumn Budget to unlock growth

Our CEO Rain Newton-Smith and Chief Economist, Louise Hellem had a productive meeting with the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves before the #AutumnBudget. They discussed our key Budget asks, focusing on driving sustainable growth & supporting businesses across the UK.

ICYMI: CBI CEO Rain Newton-Smith on BBC News (UK) at College Green, speaking about the tough choices we saw at the #AutumnBudget. Firms want to power growth – but some of today’s measures mean businesses have less headroom to invest. Listen here:

CBI CEO Rain Newton-Smith speaks to @JPonPolitics on Times Radio, highlighting the need for more policies to help firms invest - welcoming the extension of the Made Smarter programme - but warning of near-term challenges for businesses following today's #AutumnBudget.

‘A tough Budget for business’ Read the full CBI response here 👇 CBI responds to Autumn Budget 2024 | CBI cbi.org.uk/media-centre/a…