‘We need a government that offers business leaders a seat at the table’

Rishi Sunak

Retail needs to see joined-up government thinking that understands you cannot increase costs from every angle all at once, says the BRC’s Helen Dickinson

Despite the infamous “F*** business” of Boris Johnson, he – and his then chancellor Rishi Sunak – listened carefully to the needs of the industry throughout the pandemic.

Johnson’s government implemented loan schemes, froze rates and acted on the intelligence retail leaders were providing.

 

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