Hundreds of pubs go bust as Reeves’ tax hikes sparks highest insolvency rise in a DECADE with 4,700 boozers on the brink

HUNDREDS of beloved British pubs have shut after being hammered by Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes and soaring wages. A total of 219 pubs went bust between April and June 2025, followed by another 189 between July and September. That’s up from 163 between January and March, with June alone recording 84 insolvencies – the worst…