Rachel Reeves’ Budget caught firms “off guard” and will undermine investment and jobs, the head of one of Britain’s leading business groups has said. Rain Newton-Smith, chief executive of ...

Economics Professor, Mariana Mazzucato, from University College London, and Rain Newton-Smith, Chief Executive of the CBI discuss whether the Chancellor has now turned a corner with the economy.

CBI boss Rain Newton-Smith said Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Budget has hit businesses, forcing them to consider expenditure on recruitment. “Some of the decisions taken at the Budget ...

Rain Newton-Smith, chief executive of the Confederation of British Industry, will warn in a speech on Monday that the measures announced last month have made it harder for businesses to “take a ...

Rain Newton-Smith, chief executive of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), said profit is “not a dirty word” because it underpins firms’ ability to invest, but the Government’s ...

Rain Newton-Smith, the chief executive of business group the CBI (Aaron Chown/PA) Tax rises in the autumn Budget are undermining investment among UK companies, according to the head of one of ...

Rain Newton-Smith, chief executive of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), said profit is “not a dirty word” because it underpins firms’ ability to invest, but the Government’s actions have ...