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Watch back this CBI Spotlight webinar exploring what party conference season revealed about the changing UK political landscape and what it means for business engagement, policymaking and the economic outlook.
In this session, CBI experts reflected on their engagement across the five main party conferences, examining how the government and opposition parties are positioning themselves on economic growth, investment and the role of the state. The discussion explored the Burnham government's emerging priorities, the increasingly fragmented political landscape and the implications for businesses seeking to engage with policymakers.
The panel also considered the challenges of translating political ambition into delivery, including the role of devolution, infrastructure investment and private capital, alongside the difficult fiscal choices facing the government ahead of the Autumn Budget.
Key discussion points include:
What the five main party conferences revealed about the changing political landscape and the different approaches parties are taking to economic growth.
How the Burnham government's priorities around growth, devolution and the role of the state could shape policymaking and delivery.
The evolving economic and business policy positions of the opposition parties, and what growing political fragmentation means for business engagement.
The role of infrastructure, private investment and government partnership in supporting long-term economic growth.
The fiscal challenges facing the government ahead of the Autumn Budget and what businesses should be watching in the months ahead.
Speakers
Chair: Beatrice Stern, Head of Public Affairs, CBI
John Foster, Chief Policy and Campaigns Officer, CBI
Jordan Cummins, Director, UK Competitiveness, CBI