Former CBI chief economist Rain Newton-Smith takes over as director general of the business lobby group; German consumer confidence improves

The CBI’s former chief economist Rain Newton-Smith is taking over as director general of the business lobby group today.

The group is battling for survival amid allegations of sexual misconduct first reported by the Guardian, including two women who claimed they were raped.

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