UK should respond to economic crisis with 1945-style reboot, says CBI chief

Covid, climate change and Brexit demand consensus on a fairer, greener, economy' says Tony Danker

Britain needs an economic strategy for the next decade to match the ambition of the 1945 postwar recovery as the country emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, the new head of the CBI said.

In his first keynote speech as director general of the business group, Tony Danker said the triple shocks" of Brexit, coronavirus and climate change highlighted the need for business and government to work together on a long-term plan.