{"id":5332,"date":"2026-05-01T08:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5332"},"modified":"2026-05-01T08:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:22:22","slug":"wetherspoon-explain-why-reform-supporters-were-refused-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5332","title":{"rendered":"Wetherspoon explain why Reform supporters were refused service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Right-wing voices have been up in arms about the video &#8211; but it turns out there&#8217;s some important context missing<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Wetherspoon has issued a statement explaining why Reform UK supporters were refused service by a bar manager in one of their pubs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Footage has gone viral on social media appearing to show a member of staff at a Wetherspoon in Braintree refusing to serve a customer because they support Reform UK.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In footage\u00a0shared on X,\u00a0a male voice behind the camera ask the man behind the bar: \u201cSo we can\u2019t have a drink then, no, because you\u2019re deciding that?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:0\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The member of staff, who is described as the bar manager in a number of posts sharing the clip on X, confirms that he is indeed deciding not to serve them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:1\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>A second voice behind the camera then asks \u201cYou\u2019re saying that Wetherspoons in Braintree is refusing to serve Reform supporters,\u201d to which the employee replies \u201cYes, I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The post prompted predictable outrage from right-wing voices, furious at the idea that the men hadn\u2019t been served because of their political affiliation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:2\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>However, Wetherspoon has now explained in that the viral video does not tell the full story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In a statement to the London Economic, a spokesperson said that the chain \u201cwelcomes supporters of all political parties.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cIn fact, the leaders of Reform have regularly used our pubs in Clacton and Skegness, for example,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cPolitics can obviously raise strong emotions, and we have asked all parties to use our pubs on a social basis, rather than a political one, to maintain good order and comply with licensing obligations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The statement went on to explain though that the men in the video had in fact been refused service for reasons beyond simply who they would vote for.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:3\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>It continued: \u201cIn this case, as a result of the supporters\u2019 bus being parked in the pub loading bay and filming taking place at the pub, service was refused.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cAs indicated, Reform supporters and other political supporters are welcome, but we do ask that they help us to comply with our licensing obligations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>So there we have it. There was in fact very good reason for why the Reform supporters were refused service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Perhaps the furious right-wing voices should reign in their anger now\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Wetherspoon #explain #Reform #supporters #refused #service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Right-wing voices have been up in arms about the video &#8211; but it turns out there&#8217;s some important context missing Wetherspoon has issued a statement explaining why Reform UK supporters were refused service by a bar manager in one of their pubs. 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