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City veteran O’Neill underwhelmed by Tory pro-business efforts

Government officials are seeking to rebuild bridges with City executives battered by months of Brexit uncertainty

Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has been seeking to rebuild bridges with City executives battered by months of Brexit uncertainty
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has been seeking to rebuild bridges with City executives battered by months of Brexit uncertainty Photo: Getty Images

The former Treasury minister and City veteran Jim O’Neill has said the Conservative Party is not doing enough to convince UK finance of the government’s pro-business agenda.

Speaking on the sidelines of the Tory party conference, the former chair of Goldman Sachs Asset Management told Financial News: “I don’t think much of what the Conservative Party is doing... I haven’t seen anything particularly new.”

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