It’s just a pub… But my chef needs his job to feed his family. It’s just a pub… But Larry comes in every night because he lives alone and want company. It’s just a pub… But the butcher relies on us to pay his rent. It’s not just a pub! You see?

🚨 Hospitality VAT campaign reaches another major milestone. EDM 65944 has now attracted almost 40 MPs and support from nearly every major political party in Westminster. edm.parliament.uk/early-day-… At the same time, the wider #VATsTheProblem campaign is rapidly approaching 200,000 supporters, showing growing public and political backing for VAT for hospitality in line with Europe. vatstheproblem.co.uk Momentum is building. One industry. One ask. #VATsTheProblem #VATInlineWithEurope #Hospitality #Pubs #Restaurants #Tourism

Chef Tom Kerridge is the face of a new nationwide campaign - 'VAT's the problem' - which is calling on the government to cut hospitality VAT from 20% to 10%

Chef @ChefTomKerridge is about to be on GMB talking about #VatsTheProblem…tune in. @GMB @BIIandBIIAB @UKHofficial

The Night Time Industries Association supports @ChefTomKerridge’s #VATsTheProblem campaign and is calling on businesses across the entire night-time economy to back a much-needed cut to VAT. From pubs, bars, clubs and restaurants to live music venues, casinos, nightclubs, hybrid spaces, events promoters, festivals, hotels and the thousands of other important at hospitality businesses, this is an issue that affects us all. Please Sign, Share, and Help us amplify this important message. #VATsTheProblem @ChefTomKerridge @IoH_Online @Sacha_Lord @ntiaofficial @LiveComedyUK @UK_Music @fsb_policy Link to petition here : vatstheproblem.co.uk

#Vatstheproblem #vatinlinewitheurope #hospitalityunited

Our MP is signing up…is yours?! #VatsTheProblem 🧡🍻 @BIIandBIIAB @UKHofficial @UKHospKate @beerandpub @ChefTomKerridge

This is bloody awesome industry folk…let’s keep up momentum! 🙌👏🏻❤️ #VatsTheProblem

We have long campaigned that hospitality needs wider support across the entire sector… @ChefTomKerridge has driven this campaign to try and get this Government to listen! 2 pubs a day closing Almost 3000 pub jobs lost in 2026 alone … please sign and share

Nearly 92k signatures this morning…let’s get over the 100k mark today! 🙌🍻 Huge thanks to everyone who had already put their name to this! Please keep signing & sharing… #VATsTheProblem @ChefTomKerridge @BIIandBIIAB @UKHofficial @beerandpub vatstheproblem.co.uk

We’ve officially hit 75,000 signatures since launching #VATsTheProblem – the united sector campaign calling for hospitality VAT to be reduced from 20% to 10%. A huge thank you to everyone that has engaged with our campaign so far, but there’s still a long way to go. Sign the petition now 👇 vatstheproblem.co.uk/

Check on the stats this morning & amazed to see so much support for this campaign. 60k signatures! But it’s just the start, we need to see 1 million signatures behind this for the Gov to finally take us seriously. Every signature helps…please sign! vatstheproblem.co.uk

Spearheaded by @ChefTomKerridge we are backing the #VATsTheProblem campaign, calling for a 10% rate for all hospitality businesses, alongside other trade associations and industry colleagues. Our members have consistently prioritised a lower rate of VAT, on a par with the majority of Europe, to stimulate growth and investment in our essential sector, and allow us to thrive. vatstheproblem.co.uk #pubsmatter #keepingpubsthriving

Squse me what? We’ve had April Fools haven’t we? Is this one of those things that Gov now want us to start campaigning against so we take our eye off the real issue of VAT. They’ll then do a U turn & claim they’re saving us millions on tax that never existed in the first place?

A Review out today, shows nearly a million young people are out of education, employment or training. The most hard hit is Hospitality Many factors, but raising National Insurance, in my opinion, killed off any chance young people getting a temp job to help through college/Uni.

#VATINLINEWITHEUROPE #V #HOSPITALITY State of the Hosptiality nation. @UKHofficial @ukhcymru @ukhscotland are campaigning for a lower rate of VAT to 12.5% @beerandpub are campaigning for VAT to be cut to European levels. @NTIAgov @ntiaofficial are campaigning for a targeted VAT cut in line with Europe to 13% @BIIandBIIAB are campaigning for a VAT cut to 10%. @HospUlster are calling for VAT intervention to protect jobs and competitiveness, especially with Ireland moving to 9%. @IoH_Online are supporting research into a VAT Cut inline with Europe @CAMRA_Official continue to call for VAT cut in line with European levels to support pubs. @scothospgroup and @Scotbeerandpubare calling for VAT relief in line with Europe to protect jobs, pubs, restaurants and communities. @NFFF_UK are supporting a a VAT Cut to 13% @CampaignforPubs are supporting a Vat cut to European levels The exact number may vary. 10%., 12.5% or 13%. Yet all various European levels. The message is now the same. Hospitality is united with one important call. Cut VAT in line with Europe. With the @reformparty_uk promising 10% @LibDems promising 15% and @AndyBurnhamGM / @AngelaRayner also supporting a VAT cut to European levels. If not, IF, but when… #VATINLINEWITHEUROPE #HOSPITALITY #CUTVAT #SUPPORTBRITISHHOSPITALITY @wonky_table @HospoVoices @HospoTogether

London though…❤️🇬🇧

London calling…❤️🇬🇧

Interested, especially from a hospitality point of view....we can rule out a GE any time soon, but if Starmer goes, who do you think should replace him?