{"id":121697,"date":"2023-11-30T04:09:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T04:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=121697"},"modified":"2023-11-30T04:09:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T04:09:19","slug":"big-change-to-drinking-laws-set-to-be-introduced-in-post-brexit-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/politics\/big-change-to-drinking-laws-set-to-be-introduced-in-post-brexit-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Big change to drinking laws set to be introduced in post-Brexit win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A big change is reportedly coming to alcohol laws in a post-Brexit win.<\/p>\n

Ministers are said to be bringing back pints of Champagne and wine within months. It would be the first time pint-sized bottles have been allowed since they were outlawed by Brussels, reports The Sun.<\/p>\n

The move would mean a return of the measures beloved by Sir Winston Churchill. The wartime Prime Minister is said to have declared a pint is “enough for two at lunch and one at dinner”.<\/p>\n

Around 60% of Champagne sales in the UK were in pint-sized bottles. But they were outlawed in 1973 when Britain joined the European Common Market.<\/p>\n

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A plan to bring back the pint measures was floated in 2021. But it has reportedly been held up by a series of legal delays.<\/p>\n

The Department for Business and Trade has now reportedly told other Whitehall sectors the ban will soon be lifted. Government insiders say a consultation with the champagne and English sparkling wine industries is \u201cimminent\u201d.<\/p>\n

Changes to the weights and measures legislation would then pave the way for pint-sized wine servings. They could then return “early next year”.<\/p>\n

A business department source told The Sun: \u201cThis is just the latest win from our push to ditch pointless and restrictive EU rules.<\/p>\n

“And what better way than by bringing back Churchill\u2019s favourite?\u201d<\/p>\n