Our reporter ben king has the details. When drinkers gather at londons King Charles Pub this evening, there will be a new tax regime in place. Changes announced in March Come Into Effect today taxing stronger drinks more and weaker drinks less. At the same time, Alcohol Duties rise with inflation up by io. I . The result a complex series of changes. 12 sparkling wine will be i9p cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. A can of pre mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. But a bottle of 12 still wine will rise 44p. A bottle of vodka up 76p and a bottle of 20 port up £1. 30. So among drinkers, there will be some winners and losers. But the wine and spirits industry, which sees many of its products hit with higher taxes, says customers will see higher prices and less choice. We have the biggest duty increase in almost 50 years at the same time as we have inflation rife and a cost of living crisis. On top of that, we have Raw Materials like glass that are increasing in price expon
Celeb couple to fall out with the sussexes. So what does that say about meghans manner. 7 well, my royal mails my lady, Colin Campbell and dampier have campbell and phil dampier have fascinating exclusive details about royal fallout. Plus, about the royal fallout. Plus, paul burrell gives exclusive insight into prince harrys latest phone hacking claims being savaged by a judge and reports the dukes been sidelined by the woke tobins at his own eco tourism firm. His own eco tourism firm. Princess dianas former butler unmissable later in the show. Unmissable later in the show. Coming up on the clash as Carole Vorderman continues her reinvention as an anti tory attack dog. Should the attack dog. Should the x countdown star be banned from presenting at the bbc, Edwina Currie takes on Narinder Kaur and what promises to be a very fiery debate. As always, tomorrows newspaper front page is hot off the press and fleet street icon Kelvin Mackenzie uncancelled the show to uncancelled later in the
Lessons are completed. The Prime Minister responded to concerns that luxury flats are now being used for Asylum Seekers in chelmsford in essex, while local People Struggle in substandard homes is whats going on currently is completely wrong. Weve got a situation which is unfair. Weve got a situation which is unfair. British weve got a situation which is unfair. British taxpayers weve got a situation which is unfair. British taxpayers are forking out £6 million a day to house Illegal Migrants in hotels and other accommodation. Thats clearly wrong. Its clearly unfair, and thats why i want to put an end to it. Meanwhile, more than 3000 people crossed the English Channelin people crossed the English Channel in 63 small boats last month with an average of 52 migrants per boat. Thats the highest number on record. More than 14,000 have made the dangerous crossing so far this yeah dangerous crossing so far this year. Well the Prime Minister introduced today what hes calling the biggest shake
7 i guess. 7 i guess. Not if you were nigel farage, would you take a bank account back from cruise . I think. I think i would just to sort of just to walk in there and sort of see the look on their faces as i went. Id go and sort of see the look on theirfaces as i went. Id go in their faces as i went. Id go in deliberately, physically. I never into a bank these days. Never go into a bank these days. I all on my phone. But i do it all on my phone. But i robot but i would i would physically go in there just to sort of, you know, show show how ive remarkable ive won. Its remarkable how hes to do more to hes been able to do more to change the Financial System than any do remember the any of the. Do you remember the occupy saint pauls protests back 2012 . If theyd back in 2012 . If only theyd got nigel on board. Nigel farage on board. Make magic well, he can make magic happen. No doubt about happen. Theres no doubt about it. Going carrying it. Were going to be carrying on talking about that
This hour, the british beer and Pub Association is warning the governments alcohol duty changes will cost the industry an extra £225 million in tax. This the Prime Minister, however, has defended the overhaul, saying it will benefit thousands of businesses. The new thousands of businesses. The new system sees a shift from taxing alcoholic drinks based on their type, focusing instead on their strength, duty on certain drinks such as wine and vodka, will rise while tax on draught pints will be cut by around £0. 11. Roads and local transport minister Richard Holden says brexit made the changes possible. Were not going to see the price of a pint going up in your local pub due to our new draft beer duty relief, something that we couldnt have done when we were in the European Union that differential between what differential now between what you differential now between what you pay differential now between what you pay in the supermarket on terms of tax and what you pay in a is now gone u