make sure that they re engage with whitehall. until they do all those things the future isn t not insured.- isn t not insured. re- engagement - isn t not insured. re- engagement with - isn t not insured. re- - engagement with westminster isn t not insured. re engagement with westminster is critical, isn t it. that is why people want to be a part of the cbi, for access to government have their voices heard. it is critical but i think if they say something that whitehall needs to hear, whitehall will have to listen. in terms of the member ship going forward, the chambers of commerce launched its own business forum this week. with some fairly hefty names supporting that. heathrow, for example, so your thoughts on the competition that that presents, if it does? because the timing of the whole launch was almost like it is competition. launch was almost like it is cometition. ., . competition. i m not convinced it was the competition. i m not convinced it was the cleverest competitio
live from london. this is bbc news. a tour in one! the pga tour makes a shock merger with saudi backed liv golf, we ll be crunching the numbers to tell you what it means for the game s future. another day, another crypto crackdown this time us regulators crack the whip at coinbase, accusing the platform of operating illegally. and the cbi wins a crucial confidence vote over its future we hear from its new director general about how the business lobby group will clean up its act. i m sally bundock, here with your top business stories. let s start with a historic deal in the golfing world because the pga tour and dp
going to go out and talk to them about the issues of the day, about how we create a growth strategy for the uk economy, how we show and set out a positive vision for the uk in the world economy. 50 uk in the world economy. so that was uk in the world economy. so that was a uk in the world economy. so that was a director general of the cbi. let s talk to douglas mcwilliams, the deputy chairman for the centre of economics and business research. good to see you. are you convinced. this she sell the future plan to you? lt she sell the future plan to ou? ., ., , ., you? it would have been a disaster you? it would have been a disaster for you? it would have been a disaster for the you? it would have been a disaster for the group - you? it would have been a disaster for the group if i you? it would have been a i disaster for the group if they lost the vote but i don t think they were ever going to. they managed to get across one hurdle but they still have more things to do. i think th
watching bbc news. here in the uk, it s a critical day for the business lobby group the cbi. it is holding a crunch vote about its future later. the cbi is fighting for its survival after its been mired in serious sexual misconduct allegations. this led to an exodus of members, including john lewis, aviva and bmw, and that s led to a slump in funding for the group. with more on this is our business reporter ben king. could you start off with some background to this? the could you start off with some background to this? could you start off with some background to this? the cbi was one ofthe background to this? the cbi was one of the most background to this? the cbi was one of the most influential background to this? the cbi was one of the most influential lobby - background to this? the cbi was one of the most influential lobby groups | of the most influential lobby groups in the country. its purpose was to represent the interests of government to business, which it did very effect
wages in the pandemic. since march it has been mired in a series of scandals which have made it impossible for it to continue its job. it is now recruited a new director general, who was formerly the chief economist of the group, to reform the organisation, turn it round, rescue an organisation whose future was in serious doubt. they have put together a plan which they have put together a plan which they have presented to members at an extraordinary general meeting and asked them to express their confidence that this plan will be sufficient to ensure the future of the cbi by reforming its leadership, its culture and governance. we are expecting a result of that total at four o clock today. the cbi has been something confident about the results. the director general was on the radio today saying that the majority of madden of members