EU and international briefing

The issues that matter to business took centre stage on Monday, as the general election campaigns rolled into the CBI’s Annual Conference with political addresses from all three party leaders. Each party leader set out their vision for the economy, however, Brexit still featured heavily in the conversation. Boris Johnson looked to build support for his Brexit deal “to get Brexit done”, Jeremy Corbyn set out Labour’s pitch to renegotiate a new deal and hold a second referendum, and Jo Swinson reiterated the Liberal Democrats’ position of revoking article 50 on day one.  

In his speech to the conference hall, CBI President, John Allan, emphasised that the current level of uncertainty cannot be allowed to continue in 2020. There is a great desire and need to have conversations about the future negotiations on our long-term relationship with the EU. This will only be possible as part of a wider partnership between government and