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Labour MPs Face Pub Backlash Over Business Rate Hike

12/13/2025

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Labour MPs urge the Treasury to reconsider a new business rate increase threatening family-run pubs.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves faces backlash over claims reforms will lower hospitality rates.
Nearly 5,000 pubs could be affected, with industry leaders saying the £4.3 billion package falls short.
Over 250 pubs have started a campaign to bar Labour MPs from their premises.

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Labour MPs urge the Treasury to reconsider a new business rate increase threatening family-run pubs.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves faces backlash over claims reforms will lower hospitality rates.
Nearly 5,000 pubs could be affected, with industry leaders saying the £4.3 billion package falls short.
Over 250 pubs have started a campaign to bar Labour MPs from their premises.