Angela Rayner moves to protect pubs from being turned into houses or offices
Rayner called pubs ‘the beating heart of so many of our communities’. Photograph: SolStock/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenRayner called pubs…
I stand to defend vertical drinking. Is a pub that doesn’t allow it a real pub at all? | Simon Jenkins
Monmouth Street in Covent Garden, London. Photograph: Jonathan Wilson/AlamyView image in fullscreenMonmouth Street in Covent Garden, London. Photograph: Jonathan Wilson/Alamy…
‘It is British life’: Downing Street vows to stop councils trying to restrict standing in pubs
The prime minister, Andy Burnham, and the chancellor, John Healey, visit a London pub. Photograph: Richard Pohle/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in…
Business rates to be cut by 20% for pubs, clubs and music venues in England
Andy Burnham said his government would ‘protect pubs and local high streets’ by cutting business rates. Photograph: Mike Kemp/In Pictures/Getty…