Back in 2024 Labour’s studied efforts to love up with businesses looked to be working when tickets sold out for its “business leaders’ summit” within 24 hours. For £3,000 a ticket some business leaders wanted their money back after a “sham event”…
It doesn’t look like there’s as much enthusiasm this time round now that Labour is enacting policies. After a full week on sale tickets for the 29 September business summit at 2025’s party conference in Liverpool are still available. This is despite Labour hamming up its “first of its kind” more expensive £5,000 package with “the opportunity to tailor your day to ensure you are involved in the policy areas which matter most to you and your organisation.” It’s not a sham this time we promise…
For that cash businesspeople get:
Multiple business sources have griped to Guido in recent weeks about the lack of benefits for the cost of the ticket compared to previous years. Several have said they will not bother going to Labour conference…
Labour has quietly “reduced capacity” for the event. Rachel’s budget is now hitting Labour coffers…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”