Rupert Soames urged government to water down workers’ rights plans after a budget ‘tough on business’

The chair of the Confederation of British Industry, Rupert Soames, accused the government of treating employers as a “cash cow” on Monday as he urged ministers to water down plans for workers’ rights.

“It’s been tough on business. In the budget, business has been the cash cow and it’s been milked. Don’t go and whack it,” Soames warned at the CBI’s annual conference in Westminster.