
The bosses of 155 UK hospitality businesses have signed a letter to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, calling on him to bring in reforms to planning, licensing and business rates, among other changes they said would “unshackle” the sector.
The letter - signed by companies including Wetherspoons, IHG, the Restaurant Group and Mitchells & Butlers -said that inflation, and particularly high energy costs, has prevented the sector from truly recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic.