Confederation of British Industry tells the UK chancellor that a Brexit deal which fails to include financial services is “like building a ship with no sails”.

Coalition Group examining a bespoke new governance code for private companies is to be chaired by construction company boss James Wates.

The Confederation of British Industry finds that Brexit and young people have focused discussion on the role and reputation of business in society.

Proposed new governance code broadly welcomed for emphasis on corporate culture and strengthening shareholders’ and workers’ voices, but there is a call for more to be done on executive pay.

Progress slows among the largest listed companies to achieve board gender diversity, while the broader leadership target extends to include all FTSE 350 companies.

As technological evolution places innovation at the heart of industrial development and productivity, a high-level panel at the CBI’s annual conference warns the UK to improve its skills base or fall further behind.

Business organisation the Confederation of British Industry wants to establish an independent body to help steer industrial strategy that has a “clear vision”.

Transport for London removes Uber’s right to trade as a taxi company in London over issues such as reporting crime, and software that could block regulatory access to its smartphone app.

Business groups are largely in favour of the government’s planned law to publish pay ratios, but the TUC describes the ‘tick-box’ approach as ‘feeble’.

One of the UK’s most senior female business figures, Dame Helen Alexander, has died aged 60 from cancer. She served on the boards of many companies, and recently co-led a review into the number of women on FTSE350 boards.