Theresa May hopes new business advisory group will allow for easier Brexit
London — UK Prime Minister Theresa May will launch a new business advisory group on Thursday, her office said, as her government tries to build bridges with financial and trade bodies during Brexit negotiations. May will chair the first in a regular series of meetings of the business council in her official Downing Street residence, with discussions due to focus on the terms of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, and wider economic issues such as the government’s industrial strategy. The forum aims to give business a direct link to May and her senior team running the government’s Brexit strategy, her office said in an e-mailed statement. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond, business secretary Greg Clark and junior Brexit minister Robin Walker, will join Thursday’s meeting, along with business figures Ralf Speth from Jaguar Land Rover, Tesco’s Dave Lewis and Prudential’s Paul Manduca. Stephen Martin from the Institute of Directors, Carolyn Fairbairn, from the Confederation of Bri...
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