Potential CBI challenger Business Council holds first meeting

BCC president Martha Lane Fox to chair House of Lords meeting to help draft business manifesto for looming election

A new council that could challenge the CBI as the voice of British business is to hold its first meeting as it tries to set the agenda before the next general election.

The British Chambers of Commerce's (BCC) Business Council will gather at the House of Lords for the meeting, chaired by Martha Lane Fox, president of the BCC, and discuss policy proposals to improve the UK economy.