Chancellor Rachel Reeves told senior business leaders that ‘just as they had worked together in opposition to write their plans for government, they will work together now to deliver them’.

In her first meeting with the British Chambers of Commerce, Confederation of British Industry, Federation of Small Businesses, Make UK and Institute of Directors since becoming chancellor, Reeves said that ‘businesses will be at the heart of delivering the government’s growth mission, as it takes action to fix the foundations of the economy to rebuild Britain and make every part of the country better off’.

Ahead of October’s Budget, Reeves promised to ‘co-design’ policy with business on shared priorities to boost growth, pointing to the same approach being taken for designing the National Wealth Fund.

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