{"id":370863,"date":"2026-08-17T19:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T18:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/almost-800-pubs-have-closed-this-year-can-the-government-save-the-industry\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T19:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T18:00:30","slug":"almost-800-pubs-have-closed-this-year-can-the-government-save-the-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/almost-800-pubs-have-closed-this-year-can-the-government-save-the-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost 800 pubs have closed this year &#8211; can the government save the industry?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WDXT2_k-hQw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Almost 800 pubs have closed this year - can the government save the industry?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WDXT2_k-hQw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Reporter Lewis Denison, Chancellor John Healey accepted a 20% business rates cut alone will not be enough to reverse the trend of pub closures, after the Campaign for Real Ale said 794 have closed their doors so far this year.<br \/>\nHealey insisted the cut announced alongside Burnham in the first week of the new government &quot;did give people some hope&quot;, but added: &quot;It&#8217;s not going to guarantee their future, but it is going to give them just a bit of breathing space.&quot;<br \/>\nHe said he and the PM &quot;recognise the pressure that pubs and other businesses are on&quot; and have a &quot;desire to give businesses some breathing space from the pressures that they face&quot;. #politics @itvnews <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking to Reporter Lewis Denison, Chancellor John Healey accepted a 20% business rates cut alone will not be enough to reverse the trend of pub closures, after the Campaign for Real Ale said 794 have closed their doors so far this year. 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