The Labour party conference has not always been a hot ticket for company bosses. This year, after events in Manchester rounding off a chaotic period for business relations with the Conservatives, things are different.
As the party descends on Liverpool’s Albert Dock for its annual get-together this weekend, insiders say so many companies are clamouring to attend that many will not get in. Labour’s “business day” – at a conference the Financial Times is jokingly referring to as the “Liverpool Davos” – has twice as many firms involved as last year , with Goldman Sachs, Boeing and Amazon sponsoring events, and is still oversubscribed.
