London | Insurers Aviva and Phoenix have cancelled their memberships of the Confederation of British Industry as the lobby group fights for survival following a number of allegations of sexual assault among its staff.
Aviva said the CBI was no longer able to represent corporate Britain “in light of the very serious allegations made,” and the group’s “handling of the process and response.” A spokesperson for Phoenix said later on Friday morning that it had resigned its membership “with immediate effect.”
