‘A slap in the face’: pub landlords livid at lack of support by Sunak

Publicans fear for future as chancellor's proposals offer nothing for traditional locals

The landlady of the Old Millwrights Arms in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, is livid with the chancellor.

If I was Rishi Sunak and I wanted to design something that got rid of community boozers and replaced them with large chains, I would have written that statement," said Liz Hind, shortly after the chancellor unveiled a multibillion-pound support package for the hospitality industry.