CBI responds to Labour Leader conference speech

Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director-General, said:

“Business agrees that opportunity and reward should be shared across the country.

“The Labour Leader is right to prioritise investment in education and skills to manage the impact on the labour market and deliver high quality jobs for the future.

“The emphasis on efforts to tackle climate change is also welcome and something business is wholly committed to. From a sustained energy efficiency drive to delivering next generation low carbon transport, a green recovery offers huge economic opportunities across all parts of the UK.

“The past six months have shown what is possible with brilliant collaboration between the public and private sectors, and firms will be looking for Labour to set out how it will work with business on these shared challenges in the months ahead.”