The Latest Breaking News from Tom Kerridge

Hospitality industry urges Andy Burnham to lay out VAT cut plans

More than 800 businesses ask PM to make good on pledge, or risk more closures and job losses

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13

Hundreds of hospitality businesses call on Burnham to lower VAT

The VAT’s The Problem campaign has called for hospitality VAT to be reduced from 20% to 10%.

Evening Standard · Sep 13

Doggy caviar, roasts and cocktails: How dogs became Britain’s new fine diners

LET’S UNPACK THAT: From Sunday lunch to swanky birthday dinners, Britain’s restaurants are rolling out the red carpet for its canine customers. Hannah Twiggs asks when dogs stopped being merely welcome – and started becoming diners in their own right

The Independent UK · Sep 11

The myth of Anthony Bourdain: how the bad boy chef became a hero to boozehounds and bullies

The author of Kitchen Confidential has inspired a new movie, Tony, about his days as a dishwasher. But do today’s chefs still admire his self-sabotaging rock’n’roll spirit – or have they outgrown it?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11

Voices: ‘It’s just not worth it’: Readers say Andy Burnham’s pub rates cut is too little, too late

YOUR VIEWS: Our community says the 20 per cent business rates cut for pubs, clubs and live music venues doesn’t go far enough to offset soaring costs, with some accusing the new prime minister of offering little more than a gesture

The Independent UK · Jul 25

Burnham’s plan to slash pub taxes dismissed as ‘political manoeuvre’

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The Independent UK · Jul 23

Andy Burnham’s pubs rate cut slammed by landlords: ‘Like stealing our lunchbox and giving us a crisp back’

Fears businesses could close before rates relief come into force as PM warned plan is a ‘drop in the ocean’

The Independent UK · Jul 23

Imagine losing your beloved local — you might if the Government doesn’t cut VAT

Today’s announcement of business rates cuts is welcome but VAT is still the big issue facing pubs and clubs, says Tom Kerridge

Evening Standard · Jul 23

TV chef Tom Kerridge: It was an ‘honour’ to travel Italy for new programme

The 52-year-old Michelin-starred chef will helm Tom Kerridge Cooks Italy.

Evening Standard · Jul 6

Nearly 25% of UK pubs and restaurants lose money, research shows

Hospitality trade bodies’ data published as celebrity chefs and restaurateurs launch campaign for VAT cut

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30