OPINION - Business is open to Labour, now it wants to see how the sums add up

For decades, the Tories were seen as the custodians of business. New Labour worked hard to charm the City in the run up to 1997 but things went a bit tits up during the Corbyn years. However, Labour was afforded a golden opportunity to recouple when, in 2018, Boris Johnson declared “f*** business” — which many leaders firmly believe he did, especially on Brexit. Then came the turmoil of the short-lived Truss era.