Struggling pubs offering cheap stews after Labour’s tax raid prompts desperate cost-cutting

A steaming beef stew with herbs and vegetables in a blue cast iron pot with a wooden spoon on a hob stove.getty

PUBS are offering cheap stews as ­Labour’s tax raid forces desperate cost-cutting, an industry leader has claimed.

Struggling venues are cutting back menus and opting for cheaper ingredients to stay afloat, UKHospitality chief Kate Nicholls said.

She explained...