🚨 Hospitality VAT campaign passes major milestones EDM (Early Day Motion) 65944 has reached milestone of over 40 MPs and support from nearly every major political party in Westminster. At the same time, the wider #VATsTheProblem campaign has hit over 200,000 supporters, showing growing public and political backing for VAT for hospitality in line with Europe. Momentum is building. One industry. One ask. #VATsTheProblem #VATInlineWithEurope #Hospitality #Pubs #Restaurants #Tourism edm.parliament.uk/early-day-… Vatstheproblem.co.uk

At #PMQs, I had a chance to press @Keir_Starmer on @UKHofficial's campaign to reduce 20% VAT on hospitality businesses, the highest in the EU, which is forcing many to close. #VATsTheProblem please sign Tom Kerridge's petition below. Thanks to @Sacha_Lord, @andyjlennox and others

Thanks to the @thechefsforum & the lovely @catmfarinha for a lovely piece on #Vatinlinewitheurope and the as we move to the next phase #Vatstheproblem #Hospitality #Vat #Cutvat instagram.com/stories/andyjl…

I’ve spent years talking about the need for hospitality to unite behind one clear ask. Over the last eight months I’ve pushed harder because I genuinely believe that without a united industry, a VAT cut simply won’t happen. The last couple of days have been significant. For the first time Hospitality has finally united behind a common message. Over the last couple of months the industry has come together there has been broad agreement around a simple principle: Hospitality needs VAT in line with Europe and we all need to get behind that. (Finally!) Not ten different messages. One industry. One ask. It was also a proud moment to have my statement read at the latest Hospitality Roundtable by the ever-supportive Hospitality champion @rosieduffieldmp_offi not to mention a lovely mention in the House. Having spent years campaigning for this cause, it felt like big step forward in what has been a long journey. That moment has arrived. The trade bodies have united and the brilliant @cheftomkerridge & @UKHofficial has spearheaded a new #VATsTheProblem campaign alongside all the major trade bodies. The reality is that major change only happens when operators, trade bodies, suppliers, campaigners, politicians and influential voices come together behind a common purpose. That’s been our main aim. Hospitality is the UK’s third largest employer. We create careers, support communities, drive tourism, fill our high streets and generate billions for the economy. Yet we continue to operate with one of the highest hospitality VAT rates in Europe. That cannot continue forever. For the first time everyone is moving as one and I genuinely believe the industry now has the momentum, support and unity needed to deliver meaningful change. This campaign now needs every pub, restaurant, café, hotel, nightclub, attraction, supplier and hospitality professional to get behind it. Because this is no longer about individual businesses. It is about the future of hospitality itself. It is no longer a question of if. It is a question of when. United we stand. Divided we fall. #VATsTheProblem #VATInlineWithEurope #CutVAT #Hospitality x.com/UKHofficial/status/206…

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?

Pubs are being squeezed to bits #Hospitality #CutVat #V express.co.uk/news/uk/220695…

The “lost generation” could be employed if Hospitality Vat was cut in line with Europe to 13% or lower #VatCut #Hospitality #V bbc.co.uk/news/live/clypw8gy…

Various campaigns, various asks but ALL with a common theme - there is growing consensus now around the need for a cut to Vat. In all their recent statements the following have called for VAT to be brought into line with European levels to deliver fairness for hospitality It can’t be ignored that Hospitality organisations are calling for a #VATCUT #VATINLINEWITHEUROPE #HOSPITALITY #NOTIFBUTWHEN

Incredibly proud to have been re-elected to the @DMBDestination Tourism Board for a second term. I love where I live and will continue to do everything to push our area forward. @bmouthofficial @lovepooleuk @LoveXchurch @bptourismuk @DorsetTourism @visit_dorset Senior industry figure re-elected to lead key tourism board across BCP area bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2…

This is the impact of the UK having one of the highest hospitality tax burdens in Europe. It puts our restaurants, pubs and many more at a significant competitive disadvantage and deters investment. We need VAT for hospitality to be cut. Read more from Kate Nicholls @UKHospKate, our Chair, in The Guardian: theguardian.com/food/2026/ma…

‘Hospitality is on its knees.’ Landlord of The Old Thatch in Wimborne, Andy Lennox, believes that youth unemployment is at an 11-year high due to struggles in the hospitality industry, which isn’t able to employ as it once did, because of higher business costs.

Only in Manchester would I meet an astrophysicist who retrained to join the vibrant hospitality scene offered by this great city. That was just one of many takeaways from this week’s Institute of Hospitality networking event, where we asked the question: “What drives hospitality success in the North?” Thank you to my panellists, Sacha Lord FIH, Laura Green, Stewart Morrell MIH, and Jonathan Baillie, for such a valuable discussion covering the incredible diversity of talent, passion, and opportunity that continues to shape hospitality across the region, alongside the excitement surrounding Andy Burnham’s vision for not just the city, but the country. Following the event, it was a pleasure to catch up with our Chair, Martin Traynor OBE FIH, and @Sacha_Lord over dinner, discussing exciting future plans for our global #HospitalityFamily. Manchester is such a vital part of the UK’s hospitality and tourism industry, and it is always a huge pleasure to spend time with our members in this vibrant city. Thank you to my colleagues Aymen Fetouak MIH and Emma Ellis MIH, for managing this latest opportunity to meet our members in the North. #imin #MeetingOurMembers #Manchester #StrongerTogether

#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

#Hospitality @wonky_table #toptrumps Supporting a #VatCut #VatinlinewithEurope #V @AndyBurnhamGM

So let’s talk about smoking in beer gardens @LBC @LBCNews but let’s ACTUALLY talk about #Vat and the importance of a #VatCut for #Hospitality and getting that #VATInlinewithEurope and the potential that if @AndyBurnhamGM was to take on @UKLabour he would actually do it - yes he’s said he would look to cut VAT for Hospitality, that would mean nearly all the major parties would have a position on VAT Thanks as usual @NickFerrariLBC was a pleasure. #Notifbutwhen #V is starting. @HospoVoices @wonky_table @HospoTogether @HospoRisingUK

Pubs & #hospitality businesses in your constituency need direct support through the cost-of-living crisis @AphraBrandreth Please support a #VATCut to ensure #pubs, restaurants, cafés & clubs can survive! @campaignforpubs @ntiaofficial @ioh_online @wonky_table @ncass_uk

The latest pub closure figures must be a wake up call for the UK Government, the Scottish Government & the Welsh Government, all of which are failing #pubs, #publicans & customers. 🔺We need an emergency VAT cut actionbutton.nationbuilder.c… 🔺Legislation to #stopthepubcoripoff through the tie & phoney franchise ‘self-employed manager models. 🔺Changes to planning law so no pub can be lost if there’s a buyer at the independently assessed value as a pub, to stop the cynical predatory purchasing & conversions/redevelopment.

The answer is a #Vatcut in Line with Europe. The sooner @griffitha and the @Conservatives get with the program the better @ConsHospitality

The answer is a #Vatcut in Line with Europe. The sooner @griffitha and the @Conservatives get with the program the better @ConsHospitality

'Loosen the purse strings': Tom Kerridge urges VAT cut to save struggling hospitality sector lbc.co.uk/article/tom-kerrid…