CBI members revolt over scandal-hit group’s ‘lack of transparency’

The re-election of the CBI’s president, Brian McBride, was opposed by nearly one-fifth of the business lobby group’s members. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

Members of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) hit out at a lack of transparency over its finances at the scandal-hit organisation’s annual meeting.

The meeting on Wednesday had been scheduled for September, but a race to secure a financial lifeline for the business lobby group caused a two-month delay.