Labour Business

Its mission is to bust the myth that the Tories are the party of business, and to establish Labour as the natural party of business by advocating a partnership between government, businesses and trade unions for a new and more sustainable kind of economic growth.

Our activities include business engagement, policy development, media outreach and member events. We work closely with the Labour Front Bench and Backbenchers in Parliament, with Labour City Mayors, with Labour Councillors and with Labour Party units nationally and regionally on business engagement and policy development. Our flagship initiative in 2017-18 is to secure the appointment of a Business Liaison Officer (BuLO) to work with the existing Trade Union Liaison Officer (TULO) in every CLP across the country. We have a federal structure which allows members to participate in our work both nationally and regionally.

The Impact of Coronavirus on Businesses and Workers:A Pub Landlady attends the Select Committee Hearing
March 19, 2020
Dr Liz Hind, Chair of the Women in Business Policy Group, attended a hearing of the BEIS Select Committee on the impact of Coronavirus on businesses and workers on March 13th Here is her report.... >>
The Impact of Coronavirus on Businesses and Workers: A Call for Government Action
March 19, 2020
Labour Business has submitted evidence to the BEIS Select Committee enquiry into the impact of Coronavirus on businesses and workers. Read our submission here.... >>
General Election 2019: Labour Business Report to Labour Together’s Review
February 14, 2020
Click here to open the report if you have trouble seeing it below. http://labourbusiness.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/GE19-LB-Submission-to-Lessons-Learned-Review-v4-clean.pdf... >>
Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner Nominated by Labour Business
January 31, 2020
31st January 2020 See the full Press Release here. Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner have been nominated for Leader and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in an all-member ballot conducted by Labour Business, the only business membership group affiliated... >>
Candidate Statements for Labour Business Nominations
January 22, 2020
As you will be aware, Labour Business is one of the 21 socialist societies affiliated to the Labour Party which has a right under the new leadership election rules to nominate a candidate for Leader and Deputy Leader of the... >>
Labour Business’ letter to the Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP
October 11, 2019
Chair of Labour Business Hamish Sandison has written again to Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn to follow up our support at Labour’s Annual Conference for a public vote. Our key message is that members of Labour Business – and business leaders... >>
Taxation of the Self-Employed
September 20, 2019
A new report from Labour Business is highly critical of the Government’s taxing of freelancers through the off-payroll regulations. The report has called for significant reforms to the way that the self-employed are taxed and how it is governed and …... >>
23rd July 2019 – Launch of the Green Policy Group
August 3, 2019
The latest Labour Business Policy Group has officially launched on the 23rd July, in the House of Commons. The two chairs, Katharine Slocombe and Frederique Prevost were joined by over 30 members of Labour Business, as well as a group... >>
Labour Business Member Survey June 2019: The Brexit Impasse
June 26, 2019
Our most recent survey of Labour Business members, conducted between 17th-21st June 2019, shows a correlation between our January 2019 survey (available here) and that our members continue to believe that the Labour Party should adopt a 'remain' approach to Brexit... >>
2019 – Labour Business Summer Party
May 12, 2019
Our Summer Party will take place the day after our AGM, on Wednesday June 19th in the West End of London. Our guest speakers will include leading Labour Front Benchers – details to follow. Venue: SIMONS MUIRHEAD & BURTON LLP,... >>