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Bristolian working in hospitality.

[Andy Lennox @andyjlennox]

50 MPs.

The campaign to bring Hospitality VAT in line with Europe has now reached another milestone, with 50 MPs backing EDM 65944.

This is no longer a niche issue. It is now a cross-party parliamentary campaign.

The question is simple.

Is your MP one of the 50?

If not, why not?

Hospitality employs over 3 million people, supports every high street, every town and every tourist destination in the country.

If your MP hasn’t signed, ask them where they stand.

#VATsTheProblem #VATInlineWithEurope #Hospitality #Pubs #Restaurants #Hotels #Tourism

https://t.co/P1UaHZqxV3

[Andy Lennox @andyjlennox]

🚨 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. https://t.co/P1UaHZqxV3

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. https://t.co/LvLTRb4LOk

Momentum is building. One industry. One ask.

#VATsTheProblem #VATInlineWithEurope #Hospitality #Pubs #Restaurants #Tourism

[BBB @BristolBB]

@UKHospKate @darrenpjones are you signing this?

[BBB @BristolBB]

@UKHospKate @KerryMP will you sign?

[Andy Lennox @andyjlennox]

Well done to MPs for supporting the Parliamentary motion an emergency #VatCut for #Hospitality how many more MPs will sponsoring this motion…. @EmmaLewell @SorchaEastwood @NeilForPoole @VikkiSlade72 @AndrewGeorge_ @JimShannonMP @BenMLake and thanks to the supporters @lizjarvisuk @lsrplaid @llinos_medi @AnnBremenda @CliveJonesMP @tracygilbert72 @LibDemDavid @catecclesstour @JessBrownFuller @KimJohnsonMP @rachaelmaskell @emmalewell @AyoubKhanMP @melanie_onn @connor_naismith @mp4stratford @iqbalmohamedMP @cajardineMP @JoPlattLeigh @JonathanBrash
Let’s see how many MPs will publicly back our industry !!
#Vatstheproblem #VatinlinewithEurope

[BBB @BristolBB]

@EmmaLewell @Porkyaskew @SorchaEastwood @UKHofficial @beerandpub Thank you

[Emma Lewell MP @EmmaLewell]

I've added my signature to this Early Day Motion, tabled by @SorchaEastwood, calling for a VAT cut to support hospitality businesses. ✂️

#VATsTheProblem

@UKHofficial @beerandpub

[Emma Lewell MP @EmmaLewell]

Please join the #VATsTheProblem campaign, and show your support here https://t.co/IPAXelevGw👇

[Emma Lewell MP @EmmaLewell]

Really powerful hospitality roundtable organised by my friend and colleague @RosieDuffield1 this week. The sector needs a VAT cut. ✂️

[BBB @BristolBB]

@UKHofficial What did he reply?

[Andy Lennox @andyjlennox]

Proud to support the #VATsTheProblem @cheftomkerridge @ukhospitality campaign.

Hospitality is not asking for a handout. We’re asking for a level playing field.

Across much of Europe, hospitality benefits from a reduced rate of VAT because governments recognise the value the sector brings to jobs, communities, tourism and local economies. In the UK, we remain one of the most heavily taxed hospitality sectors in Europe despite being the country’s third largest employer.

Every pub, restaurant, café, hotel and hospitality business creates opportunities for young people, supports local suppliers and helps keep our high streets alive. We create jobs, drive tourism, generate investment and help build thriving communities.

A reduction in VAT to European levels isn’t about protecting profits. It’s about protecting jobs, supporting growth and securing the future of an industry that millions of people rely on.

If hospitality succeeds, towns succeed. The economy succeeds.

The industry needs to come together and make some noise. The more voices we have, the stronger our message.

One industry. One voice. One ask.

It’s time for the UK to recognise hospitality as the economic powerhouse it is.

Please support the campaign, sign the petition and share it with your teams, colleagues, suppliers and customers.

#VATInlineWithEurope #Hospitality #SupportHospitality #CutVat

[Leon Samuel Burton 🇺🇦 @leonburton]

Another industry icon gone. How many more need to close? How many more jobs need to be lost? What does this Government need to see to realise their mistake? @UKLabour should be ashamed. Hospitality is the heartbeat of our high streets, villages, towns and cities 💔

[Leon Samuel Burton 🇺🇦 @leonburton]

@piersmorgan @nmyers89 It’s insane because this Government has exacerbated the situation by attacking hospitality with so many tax rises that they now can’t afford to hire young people! Milburn needs to get real and propose actual solutions like reducing the tax & employment burden on hospitality.

[Ruth Davidson @RuthDavidsonPC]

Youth unemployment (16-24 year olds) hit an 11 year high today.

It now sits at 16.2%- Nearly one in six of all young adults out of the jobs market, not earning a wage.

A direct result of Labour raising the cost of hiring workers - especially entry jobs like retail & hospitality

[Robert Richardson FIH MI @RBWR]

Full disclosure, for the majority of my career I’ve been an operator, and I know what it feels like to go to bed hoping tomorrow’s cash flow will enable you to pay tomorrow’s bills. My heart goes out to anyone experiencing the sleepless nights that come with running a business and being responsible for the livelihoods of their teams, and their families.

This weekend held one ambition, dinner out at a restaurant that had been on the radar for a while. A restaurant that opened in 2016, and one that was only months away from celebrating its tenth anniversary.

Ten years is a huge achievement for any business, let alone one operating under some of the highest cost burdens in Europe.

Then, just two days before the booking, the restaurant closed with immediate effect. The rising costs associated with running a business in 2026 were, in the owner’s own words, the “cause of death”.

Whilst patrons, myself included, are obviously saddened by the news, for the owners this is the end of a dream. For the team, it means livelihoods lost at a time when UK unemployment is at its highest level in years, with approximately 1.78 million people currently unemployed across the country.

The owners are now filing for bankruptcy, their dream, shattered.

As tragic, and arguably avoidable, as this story is, it is by no means unique. Across the UK, hospitality businesses are closing at an alarming rate, which pushes up our obscene unemployment rates each and every day.

Last week’s local election results delivered an unambiguous message from voters, reflecting growing frustration around the rising cost of living, taxation, and economic uncertainty facing both individuals and businesses alike.

Now, against this backdrop, a backdrop of a profession that feels its voice simply is not being heard despite being one of the UK’s greatest economic and social assets, we wait to see where government takes us next.

It is a fact that hospitality is a force for good. It is an economic driver, a creator of opportunity, and one of the few professions where any person, from any background, can grow, develop, and thrive.

When hospitality succeeds, communities succeed. When hospitality is supported, the wider economy benefits too.

The organisation I lead has more members than some countries have populations, so I speak with authority when I say that even in difficult times, I remain optimistic about the resilience, determination, and spirit of our hospitality family.

This profession of ours has faced enormous challenges before, and yet it continues to innovate, adapt, and inspire.

As long as we are left able to do so.

Hospitality matters, deeply, and it deserves not only to survive, but to thrive.

#Hospitality #HospitalityFamily #HospitalityMatters #ChesterHospitality

[Sacha Lord @Sacha_Lord]

@NickFerrariLBC @LBC … just on the way down to do Cross Questions tonight. Listened to your caller ref VAT. He’s absolutely right…Andy Burnham announced in Feb that he would look at
Reducing Vat for Hospitality.

[BBB @BristolBB]

@MUFSeeAlerts Would they wait until after the 7th to confirm ? Surely they’ll either move Forest or Villa to the Friday? Surely 7th is too late to confirm?

[BBB @BristolBB]

@davidkurten Not at all it’s actually decent value now. Labours (too fast paced) increase to the minimum wage and madly increased NICs cost to businesses are crippling cafes and hospitality

[BBB @BristolBB]

@paulenglish1961 I have the same problem ok my timeline. I’ve just blocked those words and a few others from showing up.

[The Caterer @Caterertweets]

‘Enough is enough’: Scottish Hospitality Group launches nationwide billboard campaign @scothospgroup

➡️ https://t.co/8lhjWYnHVd

https://t.co/8lhjWYnHVd