Truss and Sunak should agree joint plan on ‘terrifying’ energy bills, says CBI boss Tony Danker calls on cabinet secretary Simon Case to help arrange emergency talks now The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022
Head of CBI urges Boris Johnson to offer immediate help with energy bills Tony Danker says waiting until after Tory leadership vote is too late for Britons facing ‘terrifying’ price rises The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2022
Liz Truss tax cut plans are ‘electoral suicide note’, warns Dominic Raab Deputy PM warns Tory party could be cast into ‘impotent oblivion of opposition’ The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022
Nicola Sturgeon demands urgent cost of living talks with Boris Johnson THIS WEEK Boris Johnson is facing urgent calls from influential figures including Gordon Brown to help struggling families now and not wait until the next PM is chosen in September. Daily Mirror · Aug 8, 2022
Business leaders push for urgent government action to tackle cost of living crisis Downing Street said Boris Johnson had no plans to introduce major new fiscal measures before the end of his premiership Wales Online · Aug 8, 2022
Business leaders join calls for emergency cost-of-living support CBI chief Tony Danker has warned the Government against a summer of inactivity, following on from Gordon Brown’s plea for urgent measures The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022
British businesses ‘racing to pull out of China ties’, potentially exacerbating cost of living crisis Confederation of British Industry (CBI) director-general Tony Danker has said Britain needs to develop new strategic alliances The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2022
Average UK household £8,800 a year worse off than those in France or Germany Thinktank blames inequality and poor productivity as CBI calls for investment policies to fuel growth The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022
Tory leader hopefuls should avoid tax cuts that are ‘doomed to fail’, warns CBI CBI director general Tony Danker is urging candidates to prioritise policies that boost business investment and productivity. The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022
Boris Johnson resignation 'soap opera' must end now, say business leaders Business and economic bosses are calling for a swift change of leadership and a return to stability in the wake of Boris Johnson's resignation as Tory leader Birmingham Post · Jul 7, 2022
The Northern Agenda: Mind the income gap Read the Northern Agenda newsletter for Monday June 27, 2022. Manchester Evening News · Jun 27, 2022
Stop in-fighting and help economy recover, CBI boss warns Government CBI director-general Tony Danker warns Ministers that rows over Brexit, the environment and other matters are sapping confidence from business leaders Birmingham Post · Jun 25, 2022
Brexit: ‘Grandstanding’ over protocol is hurting investment in UK, warns CBI Global firms ‘shorting’ on Britain, says CBI boss Tony Danker – as PM insists his plan ‘no big deal’ The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022
UK GDP falls for second month running; stocks and pound slump amid recession fears – as it happened Pound hits one-month low after UK GDP falls 0.3% in April and European stock markets drop to three-month lows The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2022 CBI warns UK government over Northern Ireland protocol Impasse over Brexit deal forcing companies to reconsider investing in Britain, says business lobby group
Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2022 CBI boss warns households heading for recession this year Households in the UK are “going to go into recession this year”, according to the head of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2022 Boris Johnson drama risks tipping UK into recession, CBI suggests CBI boss warns ‘a summer of politics like we’ve had in the last week... will undermine confidence. “
Birmingham Post · Jun 6, 2022 'Stick with net zero', businesses urged amid energy crisis CBI Director-General Tony Danker will argue that decarbonisation is not a 'costly distraction' but a long term solution to energy insecurity.
The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2022 Sunak says he can’t help the cost of living crisis. What about these five simple steps? Even business leaders are starting to clamour for fairer, green solutions, says George Dibb of the IPPR Centre for Economic Justice
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2022 Helping cash-strapped Britons won’t add to inflation, says CBI Chief of business association calls for stimulus that aids ‘hardest hit’ with rising food and fuel bills
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2022 Partygate: Boris Johnson ‘told barefaced lie’, says Labour, as Covid victim group urges Tory MPs to remove PM – as it happened PM told he won’t be fined again; Sue Gray report to be published ‘as soon as possible’; Emily Thornberry says PM lied to Commons; victim group reacts
The Independent UK · May 16, 2022 Sir John Major says ‘help must come’ from government over cost of living ‘Penniless’ people of Britain would lose trust in state if financial aid is not forthcoming, he says
The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2022 Cost of living crisis: immediate support from Sunak a ‘moral imperative’ – CBI Boss Tony Danker wants chancellor to aid households skipping or having smaller meals as energy bills soar
Birmingham Post · May 9, 2022 Humber selected as CBI's first demonstrator cluster in bid to turbocharge levelling up agenda Leading business body to partner with 14-strong industry consortium leading the Energy Estuary's transition
Birmingham Post · Apr 1, 2022 CBI boss Tony Danker says levelling up needs to be private sector led He said calls for the economy to no longer be measured by GDP due to climate change was often the argument of the middle class