Rachel Reeves banned from Pudsey pub
The landlord of The Marsh Inn said despite being a previous customer, the Chancellor is no longer welcome
A pub landlord in Rachel Reeves' constituency has banned her from visiting.
The Chancellor went for a drink in the summer at the pub in Pudsey and Martin Knowles, the landlord and his wife got a photo with her.
However, he has since said Rachel is no longer welcome because of the "tax rises" he's facing.
Martin said: "She sat and had a drink for about half an hour, me and my wife had a photo with her and then a month later she gives all this speel about doing this, that and the other and she's done non of it."
Martin said it's not just him who is being impacted by the tax rises but other businesses in Pudsey and the surrounding areas.
He said: "Business rates, national insurance rates, we have five or six staff and it's just going to affect us all the time."
We contacted the Chancellor's office and they said: “We’re protecting pubs, restaurants and cafés with the Budget’s £4.3 billion support package.
"This comes on top of our efforts to ease licensing to help more venues offer pavement drinks and put on one-off events, maintaining our cut to alcohol duty on draught pints, and capping Corporation Tax.”