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Theresa May opened the doors of Downing Street to large corporations with five new advisory boards that will advise the Prime Minister on "post-Brexit opportunities".
Business leaders such as BT, drug giant GSK and defense companies BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce will form groups to help set policy after the UK's departure from the United States. EU.
Dave Lewis, President of Tesco, Carolyn McCall, Director of ITV, and Carolyn Fairbairn, Director of the CBI, are also among the big names in the new forum that will meet with the Prime Minister twice a year and a senior official of the cabinet once a year. year.
The councils will provide "high-level advice and policy recommendations on critical business issues," said number 10.
Co-chaired by two business leaders, each council will have about ten members representing the main sectors of the UK economy, as well as a representative of the main groups of economic actors in the United Kingdom.
The co-chairs are scheduled to meet for the first time at Downing Street on Wednesday to set an agenda.
Sir Roger Carr, President of BAE Systems, who will head the Industries, Infrastructure and Manufacturing Council, said: "We are an essential part of the country's wealth-generating machine, where improved training, productivity Export will be the cornerstones of our global success.
"To engage with the Prime Minister in tackling these issues in a focused and concrete way is an important and welcome step towards realizing our collective growth ambitions.
Ms May said Brexit presented "a huge opportunity to build a better, stronger economy for citizens across the country".
"I have therefore asked these new tips to advise us on the opportunities and challenges that companies face in shaping the future of the UK."
The announcement comes as companies fear the UK will separate from the EU without an agreement, a result that threatens the future of some key industries.
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A group of 70 business leaders signed a letter to the Sunday Times this week calling for a popular vote on the final agreement on Brexit. More than one million people have so far signed a petition of support L & # 39; IndependentFinal Say Campaign.
However, giving companies regular access to the Prime Minister will raise questions about the influence of big business on post-Brexit policy.
The departure of Britain to the EU represents an unprecedented opportunity for businesses, with a series of regulations to rewrite and new trade agreements to sign.
