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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Richard Partington Economics correspondent

‘Davos on the Mersey’: key conference takeaways as Labour tries to woo business

Keir Starmer  and Rachel Reeves at the Labour party conference in Liverpool.
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves at the Labour party conference in Liverpool. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

For a second year running, corporate Britain descended on Liverpool for Labour’s annual conference, in an event so packed with executives that some insiders joke the socialist gathering has developed into a full-blown “Davos on the Mersey”.

Like last year, the exhibition and conference fringe had sponsored events, lounge areas and advertising from exhibitors including Gatwick, National Grid, Ikea and Specsavers. This year, however, business leaders were looking for clues about how Labour will govern after July’s election landslide.

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