Two thirds of pubs will shut this winter unless help is urgently given to tackle rising costs, a business chief has warned. Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith, head of the British Chambers of Commerce, issued the stark warning saying venues will close if they do not get the support they need.
She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme pubs needed to have help now to prevent them from closing. She said: “At the moment we’re talking about up to two thirds of pubs may have shut their doors.
“We cannot be in a situation where more and more businesses are shutting down because of costs that are absolutely outside their control. They cannot get support in any other way, it’s not as if they can borrow the money.
