Brexit mess is a 'crushing disaster' for UK business, says CBI chief

Carolyn Fairbairn urges MPs to resolve the gridlock as investor confidence plummets

The continuing political mess over Brexit is a "crushing disaster" for business in Britain with investor confidence at the lowest since the financial crash a decade ago, the Confederation of British Industry's director general has said.

Carolyn Fairbairn told business leaders in London that "the paralysis" in Westminster continuing "every day without a deal is corrosive" in its effect on Britain's economy.

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