Liam Fox told Conservative activists that British businesses had become fat and lazy. British businesses have disagreed Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesLiam Fox was accused yesterday of having a view of British business that came from the “dark ages”. A number of senior executives lined up to criticise the international trade secretary after he was recorded by The Times telling Conservative activists that British businesses had become fat and lazy. Leading businessmen accused the minister of trying to prepare excuses for when Brexit damaged the economy. Kevin Ellis, chairman of the UK’s largest professional services firm, PwC, said the attack was unhelpful, adding it was important…

Source: The Times September 11, 2016 23:06 UTC