Business leaders have warned the government its plans to give workers a swathe of new rights from their first day in the job will lead companies to shed staff. Mr Soames, who is Winston Churchill’s ...

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The boss of the CBI has warned Elon Musk he will have to “come through me first” in an extraordinary defence of Home Office minister Jess Phillips. Rupert Soames, who is the grandson of Winston ...

RUPERT Soames has started his tenure as head of Serco with a £160m fundraising to avoid a default on the outsourcing firm’s debts. Serco said worsening trading meant it was coming “uncomfortably close ...

The Chancellor has “bruised” business confidence by expecting companies to help fill the hole in public finances, the chairman of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said. Rupert Soames ...

The UK government is in danger of losing the trust of corporate leaders if it fails to mitigate the impact of last month’s budget, the chair of the country’s most powerful business lobby said. Rupert ...

written by Thea Coates Finance Reporter 11 th Sep 25 10:15 am Speaking to an audience of political and business leaders in Glasgow, CBI Chair Rupert Soames will call on the UK and Scottish governments ...