Biggest change to Britain’s drinking laws in 50 years coming within months
CHAMPAGNE and wine will be sold in pints within months — all thanks to Brexit.
Ministers are on the verge of a law change to allow pint-sized bottles that were banned by Brussels killjoys.
It means Brits can then buy bubbly in measures beloved by Sir Winston Churchill.
The wartime great once declared a pint of champagne was “enough for two at lunch and one at dinner”.
Around 60 per cent of UK champagne sales were in pints before it was outlawed when we joined the European Common Market in 1973.
The plan to bring them back was originally floated in 2021 but has been dogged by legal delays.
However the Department for Business and Trade has told other Whitehall sectors the ban will soon be lifted.
Government insiders say a consultation with the champagne and English sparkling wine industries is “imminent”.
Changes to weights and measures legislation would then pave the way for pint-sized servings for all wines “early next year.”
A business department source said: “This is just the latest win from our push to ditch pointless and restrictive EU rules.
“And what better way than by bringing back Churchill’s favourite?”