About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the King’s Speech on business amid political uncertainty in the UK.

In this rapid reaction episode, members of the IoD policyteam unpack the business measures announced in the King’s Speech - and what they signal about the Government’s economic direction, amid continued political uncertainty in the UK. The discussion covers economic security, UK-EU relations, energy resilience and late payment reforms, alongside the wider question of how businesses are responding to an increasingly uncertain political and geopolitical environment. And - whether a potential change of Prime Minister has the power to unravel these measures…

People in this episode

Host: IoD policy team

Topics covered

• business measures
• political instability
• economic direction
• UK-EU relations
• energy resilience
• late payment reforms
• geopolitical environment

Keywords

• King’s Speech
• political instability
• business measures
• economic security
• UK-EU relations
• energy resilience
• late payment reforms

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institute of Directors

Places: UK, EU

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