Swindon-based Nationwide is to lead an expanded cross-sector group that will see major brands joining civil society to help the UK recover and rebuild in the wake of Brexit and Covid-19.

It comes as Britain’s biggest building society launches new research alongside Ipsos MORI that sets out the scale of the challenge in helping the UK recover and rebuild, as well as pointing towards a brighter future, at what remains a difficult time for the nation.

The UK Consumer Insight Panel, which will meet quarterly, builds on previous collaborative work Nationwide did in bringing together organisations to identify issues resulting from the UK leaving the EU back in 2016.