CBI cancels all events after Guardian’s sexual misconduct allegations

Annual dinner is among events cancelled because of very serious' claims that are being investigated

• Revealed: claims of sexual misconduct at CBI

The UK's most prominent business lobbying organisation, the Confederation of British Industry, has cancelled forthcoming events including its annual dinner after the Guardian revealed multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by its staff.

The CBI has been thrown into turmoil after the Guardian reported claims from more than a dozen women who said that they had been victims of various forms of sexual misconduct by senior figures at the CBI. This included an account from a woman who alleged she was raped at a staff party on a boat on the River Thames.