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The landlord of Rachel Reeves’ ‘local pub’ has barred the Chancellor over her controversial will increase to enterprise charges. Martin Knowles, of the Marsh Inn in Ms Reeves’ Leeds constituency, mentioned Ms Reeves and all different Labour MPs have been banned from the premises.

He mentioned “they are not doing our industry any favours at all”, including: “Our clientele seems quite happy with the ban.” Landlords throughout the nation have been left going through a surge in enterprise charges subsequent 12 months following Ms Reeves’ Budget final month. Many pubs have already been pushed to the brink following will increase to the nationwide minimal wage and National Insurance contributions which have additionally hammered different companies throughout totally different sectors.

Mr Knowles informed the Daily Mail that Ms Reeves would solely be allowed to return to his pub if she lowered VAT and PAYE, stopped growing the minimal wage and stopped enterprise charges going “through the roof”.

His spouse Melanie added the Chancellor “won’t get through the door again”, saying: “Every single day is a struggle for us.”

She additionally informed the newspaper about how the price of dwelling can also be enjoying its half, with prospects having much less cash to spend on socialising.

Ms Reeves beforehand visited the Yorkshire pub in July final 12 months, shortly after getting into the Treasury, and was photographed with Mr Knowles.

The landlord, who has now erected a ‘No Labour MPs’ signal, says he shall be stung with a £2,500 hike in enterprise charges following the Chancellor’s announcement in November.

Increases to enterprise charges will see a typical pub’s taxes double by 2029, per the Mail.

It is reported nearly three pubs per week went bust within the six months to October, an 85% improve on the identical interval final 12 months.

‘No Labour MPs’ indicators have gone up in pubs throughout the nation — together with Jeremy Clarkson’s The Farmer’s Dog within the Cotswolds — in latest weeks in response to the enterprise charges hike.

The development was referenced by Tory chief Kemi Badenoch throughout Wednesday’s PMQs the place she claimed Labour MPs “have got nowhere to drown their sorrows”.

In a spiky trade, she described Sir Keir Starmer as “an undertaker prime minister” for his file on the economic system.

The Treasury declined to touch upon Ms Reeves being barred from her constituency native, based on the Mail.

However, a division spokesman mentioned: “We’re protecting pubs, restaurants and cafes with the Budget’s £4.3 billion support package.

“This comes on top of our efforts to ease licensing to help more venues offer pavement drinks and put on one-off events, maintaining our cut to alcohol duty on draught pints, and capping Corporation Tax.”