The Latest Breaking News from UKHospitality

Pubs and restaurants report rising costs including food price inflation, labour and NICs while employing fewer seasonal staff

With data suggesting the sector has been hit hardest, some employers can’t afford to recruit summer worker

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been given new powers to keep bars open later

Sadiq Khan has been given new powers which could lead to pubs and clubs in central London being open for longer this summer

Soaring gas and electricity bills are one of the biggest threats to the survival of many restaurants and bars

Trade body tells Competition and Markets Authority it fears companies may have been overcharged for years

Industry body says businesses and jobs at risk unless Rachel Reeves’s tax changes delayed or altered

IN FOCUS: Chain restaurants were once the cornerstones of British dining, loved for their affordability and reliability. But rising costs, changing tastes and the pressures of a shifting dining landscape are pushing them to the brink. Can they adapt, asks Hannah Twiggs, or are they destined to become relics of…

Her speech will come against a backdrop of criticism from the hospitality sector about changes to national insurance contributions.