Parliamentary Beer Group

Celebrating partnership: BBPA and MPs celebrate pub partnership model (Pictured: MP Mike Wood with BBPA chief executive Emma McClarkin / Credit: Gill Shaw)

BBPA celebrates partnership pub model

By Rebecca Weller

Publicans and MPs from across the country gathered in Parliament on Wednesday 20 July to celebrate the partnership pub model.

Duty reduction hopes: new chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group Mike Wood

Brexit could mean lower beer duty, says new APPBG chair

By Michelle Perrett

A review of the beer duty system to give more favourable rates to the pub sector is impossible until the UK leaves the European Union, the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) chairman Mike Wood and Conservative MP for Dudley South, has claimed.

Robert Humphreys to step down from Parliamentary Beer Group

Robert Humphreys to step down from Parliamentary Beer Group

By John Harrington

Robert Humphreys is to step down from his role of honorary secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group after 21 years, which he has held since the group’s formation in 1993, the Publican's Morning Advertiser has learnt.

More MPs get behind the bar as part of 'MPs in pubs' campaign

More MPs get behind the bar as part of 'MPs in pubs' campaign

By Adam Pescod

More MPs are getting behind the bar of their local pub as part of the ‘MPs in Pubs’ campaign, launched by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) last year, and supported by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.

Survival of industry at risk,  claims new BBPA chairman

Survival of industry at risk, claims new BBPA chairman

By Michelle Perrett

The “alarming rate” of pub closures and the decline in beer volumes is a “wake up call of epic proportions”, claims British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) chairman and Molson Coors chief executive Mark Hunter.

MPs have failed the trade

Politicians 'failed the pub industry'

By Michelle Perrett

Politicians have failed the pub and brewing industry, admitted chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) Andrew Griffiths MP.

Meale: new leader of beer group

Alan Meale is new Beer Group chair

By John Harrington

Labour MP Alan Meale has been revealed as the new chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group. The Mansfield MP replaces John Grogan, who was...

Grogan: no intereference in report

Grogan defends Parliamentary Beer Group

By Ewan Turney

There was no attempt by pubcos or brewers to interfere in the Community Pubs Report — according to All Party Parliamentary Beer Group chairman John...

Ministers are set for grilling

MPs flock to save the pub meeting

By John Harrington

An unprecedented number of MPs say they'll attend next month's grilling of five senior ministers about how they will help struggling pubs. More than...

27 John Grogan

27 John Grogan

chairman, All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (29) Robert Humphreys secretary, All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (29) Why they're on the list: Few...

Under my umbrella

Under my umbrella

Boarded up and in the hands of a property developer eager to knock it down and put 14 houses in its place, the Summer Cross in Otley, near Leeds, was...

Sky's price freeze conundrum

Sky's price freeze conundrum

By John Harrington

Licensees left to ponder whether to jump in now or wait for next season's basic service costs to be announced

John Grogan

MyShout

By John Grogan

John Grogan looks forward to heated party political debates down the pub in Manchester. Schools have gone back, summer is over and the thoughts of...