‘Repulsive’ allegations about CBI shock boss of drugmaker GSK

Comments come on day lobby group’s new director general takes up post

The boss of Britain’s second-biggest drugmaker has condemned the allegations of sexual misconduct that have thrown the future of the CBI into doubt as “extremely shocking” and “pretty repulsive”.

The remarks by GSK’s chief executive, Emma Walmsley, made as the company reported its latest quarterly results, came on the day the CBI’s former chief economist, Rain Newton-Smith, returned to the crisis-hit business lobby group to take over as director general.