Manchester’s nighttime economy advisor Sacha Lord is taking the row over the future of historic pub the Britons Protection to mayor Andy Burnham. Lord has said that he is ‘very concerned’ over plans from the building’s owners, Star Pubs & Bars, to bring the pub back into its ‘managed portfolio’.
This would mean that the iconic Manchester pub, which sells over 360 whiskeys and boasts a range of real ales, would only be able to buy its stock from distributors approved by brewing giant Heineken, the owner of Star Pubs & Bars.
Such a move would render the Brits ‘unrecognisable’, its landlord Allan Hudd has told the Manchester Evening News. It comes after the owners of the Brits says it paid back in full all of the rent arrears demanded by Star Pubs that had built up while it was closed during lockdown.
