Shadow tourism minister Alex Sobel made the comment about his stance when he first entered parliament

Keir Starmer has stressed Labour’s pro-business credentials as he revealed that the shadow tourism minister, Alex Sobel, has apologised for saying he once saw business as “the enemy”.

In an episode of the Climactic podcast, about the climate emergency, the Leeds North West MP told the presenter, Simon Moore, that when he came into parliament, he regarded businesses as the enemy and refused to meet them.

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