Boris Johnson should trust business as America decides – The Yorkshire Post says

Yet, as politicians and economists begin to dissect the implications of last night’s results for both world trade, and the wider fight against Covid-19, they do so at a time when political trust is fragile on both sides of the Atlantic.

And this is compounded by Britain’s now uneasy relationship with the USA. President Donald Trump has been, to put it mildly, an unreliable ally while Brexit still poses many significant challenges over Northern Ireland and food standards.

It’s all the more reason for Boris Johnson and the Government to use the period between now, and next January’s presidential inauguration ceremony in Washington, to do more to utilise the private sector’s expertise which is far more trusted, and respected, than many of his key Ministers.

In spite of his difficulties over the new lockdown, the PM should have found the time to address the CBI annual conference of business leaders – Theresa May always did so in spite of her own Brexit struggles.

And while Chancellor Rishi Sunak has, rightly, led the Government’s economic response to the pandemic, and lockdowns, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills remains low-key when it needs to be far more proactive. Not only should it be looking to help more businesses to continue trading, rather than leaving many firms at the mercy of Downing Street’s whims, but it should be harnessing those companies, such as Barnsley-based Braveheart Investment Group, who are developing new testing kits for Coid-19 that combine rapid results with very high detection sensitivity. In the short-term, it is the success of ventures – and others like it – that will be as critical to Britain’s prospects as the final outcome of America’s election.

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