A host of hospitality and small business bodies yesterday warned that many pubs, restaurants and hotels will not survive the “onslaught” of higher energy costs in the coming months.
Representative bodies including UK Hospitality warned politicians that unlike domestic customers, rates are not capped for small businesses.
Last week analysts at forecaster Cornwall Insight suggested firms would see energy bills rocket by as much as five times come October.
The letter, co-signed by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and other industry representatives, warned the “stasis of party politics” could not be allowed to “stifle the urgent delivery of action on energy.”
Airbus Broughton jobs will rise by nearly 900 as the planemaker hires 430 this year and refits its empty A380 wing plant to build the long-range A321.
The Sprive mortgage app, backed by three Dragons' Den investors, has closed a $10m series A round and says it has saved users more than £300m in interest.
Kemi Badenoch says a Tory government would restore tax-free shopping for international visitors, reversing the 2021 decision to scrap VAT refunds.
