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An 18-year-old beer lover plans to down a pint in all 650 UK Parliamentary constituencies – and is not postpone by the actual fact the problem may take 20 years to finish.

Jay Chan, from Birmingham, beforehand labored for ex-Tory MP for Dudley North Marco Longhi, who misplaced his seat on the July 4 General Election throughout a Labour landslide.

He is seeking to discover one other job in politics as quickly as attainable, however has additionally launched into this formidable mission in a bid to focus on the plight of Britain’s pub trade – and has launched a GoFundMe to assist him on his means, to this point elevating £240.

He predicts that he’ll spend greater than £3,000 booze alone, and admits: “I think it will take me a very, very long time – especially doing all the rural constituencies.

“I can’t drink and drive – obviously – and the trains aren’t as efficient out there.”

Jay is asking for the 20 per cent price of VAT charged on meals and drinks in pubs to be scrapped and native heritage pubs to be supported in gaining listed standing.

He mentioned: “The pub brings communities together.

“They have been here since the Roman times, and it’s sad to see them in decline.

“When people think about Britain they think about big ben, the king, the Union Jack – but after that the comes the pub, and the pints and the people enjoying them – it’s vital we protect them.”

If Jay is to finish his problem, he will probably be forking out at £3,055 – if he consumes only one pint per constituency.

But he says the price of attending to all of them is way larger than he imagined.

He has to this point accomplished each constituency in Brimingham besides Hodgehill within the metropolis centre and hopes to finish “most of the West Midlands” within the coming months.

“I’m thinking of doing Wolverhampton, Walsall, or West Brom next.

He says his “very tough” plan is to “work his means out from Birmingham”.

“It helps if it is easy to get to by practice or by bike, I’m undecided how I’ll handle when I’ve to go to London – particularly as pint there are so costly!”

Videos of Jay frequenting pubs have racked up hundreds of views on-line and he has gained a repute for his pint downing talents.

He mentioned: “In the meantime I’m continuing with my challenge, I’ve got time on my side, it could take 20 years but I’ll keep going.”

Last weekend he crossed off Dudley and Tipton and Wednesbury – all within the West Midlands. He says he’s most wanting ahead to sinking pints in Northern Ireland, residence to 18 completely different constituencies however his favorite pub is the Hop Garden in Birmingham.

Despite working for a former Tory MP, Jay has tried to bridge the political divide in his marketing campaign, highlighting pints as having the ability to “unite people regardless of political differences”.