A cross party group of MPs, including former Pubs Minister Andrew Percy, is today calling on the Chancellor to reconsider changes to a scheme which has transformed the small brewing sector in the UK.  In a letter signed by 103 MPs, they argue that altering Small...

The British Beer & Pub Association, the leading trade association representing brewers and pubs, has today revealed that overall sales across all pubs in the UK this weekend were 84% lower than last year (1).     The trade association said the stark number showed...

The British Beer & Pub Association, the leading trade association representing brewers and pubs, has today responded to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that wet led pubs will receive a one-off payment of £1,000 to assist them through Christmas. The...

The Government’s new, tighter tier system is at best a restrictive straitjacket and at worst a lockdown in all but name for hospitality businesses, according to UKHospitality.   The trade body has warned that the measures, which will see businesses in tier 3...

Pub and hospitality trade bodies the British Beer & Pub Association, the British Institute of Innkeeping and UKHospitality have today revealed that 72% of sector businesses expect to become unviable and close in 2021. The trade bodies say the finding, from a...

The BBPA has urged the Government to provide more longer term support to its sector to save as many as 12,000 pubs from permanent closure as they enter a second lockdown. The BBPA has also called for the Government to use this time to review the effectiveness and...

Trade bodies representing the UK’s hospitality, pubs and their supply chain businesses have called on the Government to provide a six-month investment plan to secure the future of those sectors.   In a letter to the Chancellor, UKHospitality, the British Beer and...