Business lobby group the CBI says a majority of its members have shown their confidence in the organisation following a crunch vote.
The group said 93% of members who voted at this afternoon's extraordinary general meeting backed a motion saying that changes made to the organisation - and promised reforms - were enough to give them confidence in the wake of a high profile sexual misconduct scandal. A statement issued shortly after the meeting said of the 371 votes cast, 7% rejected the motion. And 23 members withheld their votes.
It comes after several major companies have already quit the CBI due to the allegations - including John Lewis, Aviva and ITV - and are not taking part in the vote, while the Government has also suspended its engagement with the group. However, the CBI went into the vote having gained public backing from around a dozen companies, including Siemens, Microsoft and Esso.
