✍️ I have written a letter to the Chancellor with the support of party colleagues and @ukhospitality.bsky.social, calling on the Treasury to protect and support the hospitality industry in the upcoming budget. You can read our letter to the Chancellor below. 👇

I’ve met with many people from Liverpool’s hospitality industry who’ve shared their concerns about the serious challenges facing the sector. Alongside @emmalewellmp.bsky.social & @ukhospitality.bsky.social, we’ve written to the Chancellor urging her to protect & support this vital industry 👇

Emma Lewell MP@emmalewellmp.bsky.social · 10mo ago

✍️ I have written a letter to the Chancellor with the support of party colleagues and @ukhospitality.bsky.social, calling on the Treasury to protect and support the hospitality industry in the upcoming budget. You can read our letter to the Chancellor below. 👇

Our hospitality industry needs support at the upcoming budget🤞 Lower business rates 📉 A VAT cut ✂️ NICs reduced 📉 @ukhospitality.bsky.social ☕️🍻🍲 www.shieldsgazette.com/news/politic...

I’m calling on the Treasury to protect and support the hospitality industry

The Member of Parliament for South Shields is called for protections for the hospitality industry in the upcoming Budget.

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The Lib Dems are finally echoing what #TaxedOut pubs and cafés have been shouting for months: cut VAT and save hospitality. #LibDems #HospitalityCrisis #RachelReeves #VAT thewhipline.substack.com/p/lib-dems-e...

Lib Dems echo #TaxedOut call: cut VAT and save UK hospitality

It looks like someone has been listening to the publicans, café owners and restaurateurs who’ve been shouting for months about being #TaxedOut of existence.

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🍻 Great to see our work with @ukhospitality.bsky.social highlighted at the first #PMQs of the season! With the #AutumnBudget coming up on Nov 26, we’re urging the government to: - Cut beer duty - Ease employment costs - Reform business rates Time to back our pubs and brewers across the UK.

"Why is it that a cafe is paying more tax than a big bank? That's ridiculous." The tax burden on hospitality is unfair and causing businesses to be #TaxedOut. On BBC Breakfast, our CEO Allen Simpson emphasised the need to lower business rates, fix NICs and cut VAT.

10,963 hospitality jobs have been lost in the last month ‼️ Over 100,000 hospitality jobs are now projected to be lost by the Budget, 13 months on from the previous Budget that hit hospitality with £3.4 billion of additional costs. Read more: https://t.co/OyqwCDKu6Z #TaxedOut

Over the past week, the stark findings that hospitality has suffered more than half of all UK job losses since the Budget dominated headlines. Our #TaxedOut campaign continues to demand urgent action in the upcoming Budget - find out more here: https://shorturl.at/AGiGw

South Shields' hospitality industry contributes £40m to the economy and employs over 2000 people. As living costs rise, the Govt must do all it can to support this industry to thrive. That is why I am supporting @ukhospitality.bsky.social's #TaxedOut campaign www.shieldsgazette.com/news/opinion...

Emma Lewell MP: Taxed Out’ campaign aims to protect our hospitality industry

It’s the start of the summer holidays and the start of what I hope will be a very busy time for our hospitality industry here in South Shields.

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The 2024 Budget was a hammer blow to hospitality. In the eight months since, hospitality has lost 84,000 jobs – three times that seen in the wider economy. That’s a massive change. In the same time the previous year we created 18,000 new jobs. #TaxedOut Find out more here 👉 lnkd.in/e62KBbkh

The hospitality industry is the heart of our communities but right now, we're being #TaxedOut. ⁠ Become a member and join forces with thousands of businesses to fight for a fairer tax system, a stronger voice in government and the future of our sector. 👉 www.ukhospitality.org.uk/join-us-oper...

Last year, hospitality was creating thousands of jobs. But since the Budget we’ve been losing them. We need change, before we are #TaxedOut. Learn more about the campaign and how you can get involved here: ukhospitality.org.uk/campaigns/ta...

It will not surprise you that hospitality sector is almost twice as important to our constituency that the average of the other 649 constituencies, with almost 9,000 employees in 2,185 establishments. Glad to support calls to support and help this sector in Parliament with @ukhospitality.bsky.social

Hospitality is the beating heart of our economy and communities, but we’re being #TaxedOut. We are calling on the Gov't to act in the Budget. ✅Lower business rates ✅Fix NICs ✅Cut VAT We’re making our voice heard & we need yours too. Find out more 👉 ukhospitality.org.uk/campaigns/ta...

Panel 3 considers better work and moving on from ‘employers v workers’. Thank you @jobibby.bsky.social‬, Katia Bazar-Rosen (Employment Rights Directorate), Kate Nicholls @ukhospitality.bsky.social‬, Kirsty Watt (Acas), Shaun Lowthian (GLA) and @emilyishness.bsky.social for joining us! #EmpSkills25

This afternoon Peter Bedford MP led a Westminster Hall debate on the impact of the VAT registration threshold on SMEs. Peter reiterated our call for a cut of VAT to 12.5% for the hospitality sector to keep prices down, support the high street and benefit customers. 🎬👇

“It’s clear that economic warning signs are flashing and the impact of April’s cost increases are having exactly the impact that was predicted." Our CEO Kate Nicholls has responded to today's ONS GDP data, which shows the economy shrank by 0.3% in April. www.ukhospitality.org.uk/april-costs-...

April costs hitting growth and jobs - UKHospitality

GDP data, combined with jobs numbers this week, are beginning to reveal the devastating impact of increases to employer NICs.

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“We were clear at the time that the changes to NICs were a tax on jobs, and so it is sadly proving." Our CEO Kate Nicholls has called for a review and reversal of NICs increases, after ONS revealed 100,000 jobs have been lost since April cost increases. www.ukhospitality.org.uk/100000-jobs-...

100,000 jobs lost since April cost increases - UKHospitality

New ONS data reveals job losses have exceeded independent and market estimates, following the hike to employer NICs in April.

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Our CEO Kate Nicholls has been promoted to Chair of UKHospitality, with Allen Simpson becoming CEO. This strengthened senior leadership paves the way for us to grow further and deliver even more for our members. www.ukhospitality.org.uk/kate-nicholl...

Kate Nicholls promoted to UKHospitality Chair, Allen Simpson becomes CEO - UKHospitality

UKHospitality announced that current CEO, Kate Nicholls, is to step up to the new role of Chair, while current Deputy CEO, Allen Simpson, will transition to CEO.

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The Far North employs 8,220 people across 4,562 hospitality venues. Hospitality is critical for the foundation economy and offers essential job opportunities. I'm pleased @ukhospitality.bsky.social have introduced a Social Productivity Index to illustrate their vital role in economic growth.

It's fantastic to see so many hospitality and leisure businesses on @thetimes.com best places to work 2025 lists, making up 11% of the businesses featured. Hospitality is a brilliant place to work, so check out our members that feature on the lists 👇

We're running Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs) in partnership with DWP to help people into jobs in hospitality. This week we announced the 26 areas set to benefit from the hospitality SWAPs. Find out more and get involved below. www.ukhospitality.org.uk/hospitality-...

Hospitality training programmes rolled out across England - UKHospitality

Government-backed hospitality Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs) are being launched in 26 areas across England.

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This week is Independent Hospitality Week, and who better to speak to than @ukhospitality.bsky.social? These businesses work hard in a challenging economy, and are often the beating heart of communities in the Far North. We must protect them! Eat local. Drink local. Choose independent.

The Career Scope Hospitality Support Hub is a 24/7 support centre for the industry’s workers, with the aim to keep the hospitality workforce happy, healthy and work-ready. Access the hub here 👉 ukhospitality.org.uk/work/careers...

The Social Productivity Index (SPI) is a new way to measure growth. We need a new way of thinking about growth, which balances raw economic productivity with broader social productivity. Download the full Social Productivity Index: bit.ly/4m0YCLU

We're excited to announce our first speaker for our Summer Conference - Jason Atherton! Jason, a stalwart in the restaurant industry with a long and prolific career, will be joining us to discuss his journey and sector's opportunities. 🎟️ ukhospitality.org.uk/event/summer...

What does the future of hospitality look like? What will tomorrow’s consumers want? Where are the big innovations coming from? Join us on 11 June for panels and keynotes from industry leaders, next gen voices, and consumer behaviour experts. Tickets here: www.ukhospitality.org.uk/event/summer...

70% of hospitality businesses will reduce employment, a third will cut trading hours and 1 in 7 will look to close sites as a result of the damaging rise in costs hitting the sector. Our CEO Kate Nicholls was on @lbc.co.uk discussing the changes businesses are having to make.

In the week of the Spring Statement, we are launching a new index to measure social productivity. It reveals the real value of hospitality in the economy. Download the full Index and find out more 👉 ukhospitality.org.uk/work/social-...

It was an honour to host the @ukhospitality.bsky.social annual Parliamentary Reception last week as the newly elected chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Hospitality and Tourism.