UK business secretary Kemi Badenoch turns down CBI invitation
by Kalyeena Makortoff and Anna Isaac from on (#6FSJS)
Latest blow leaves scandal-hit lobby group without a high-profile speaker at annual conference
The business secretary, Kemi Badenoch, has reportedly dealt another blow to the scandal-hit Confederation of British Industry (CBI) by turning down an invite to speak at the lobby group's annual conference.
Badenoch's team has told the CBI that she would not be able to address the conference due to scheduling clashes leading up to the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt's, autumn statement on 22 November, according to Sky News.
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