Responding to the result of the Conservative confidence vote, Stephen Martin, Director General of the Institute of Directors, said:

"In all the twists and turns of Brexit, this may prove to be the most pointless and the most short-lived. We are approaching the biggest economic change this country has faced in a generation, companies and their employees deserve to have their political leaders focussed on what really matters: allowing people to work and conduct business with the least disruption possible. The attention now must be on avoiding no deal and then negotiating our future relationship with the EU."