Labour confirms CBI meeting, suggesting boycott may be ending

Shadow business secretary met new director general of scandal-hit lobby group weeks after party cut ties

The Labour party has moved closer to ending its boycott of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), in an early sign that steps to rehabilitate the crisis-hit UK lobby group may be working.

On Sunday, Labour confirmed the shadow business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, had met the new CBI director general, Rain Newton-Smith, last week.