CBI chief urges UK to 'ignore the siren call of protectionism and climate scepticism'

Michael Holder
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The boss of Britain's biggest business group, Rain Newton-Smith, reckons the government should double down on net zero and green growth in response to mounting global trade war

The CBI's chief executive Rain Newton-Smith has today urged the UK government to "ignore the siren call of protectionism and climate scepticism" and to instead double down in its pursuit of net zero, leverage...

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