Slater stated that the pub does not tolerate screaming, shouting, chanting, or standing on furniture, emphasizing that such behavior disrupts the atmosphere for regular customers. According to the Liverpool Echo, Carden denied any wrongdoing and said neither he nor his party were responsible for bad behavior. He offered to help the landlady check CCTV footage to identify any wrongdoers, expressing his willingness to resolve the matter amicably.
Some ECHO readers on Facebook and Twitter branded Carden a 'proper Scouser' and supported him after the ban, praising his down-to-earth nature. However, others criticized him, with Twitter user John Graham saying he had 'no consideration for the locals' and accusing him of bringing chaos to the neighborhood. The incident follows a history of alcohol-related issues among MPs.
He had no consideration for the locals.
In 2012, MP Eric Joyce was banned from buying alcohol in the Houses of Parliament following his arrest for an alleged drunken brawl in a parliamentary bar. He was arrested on suspicion of assault and later re-arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm after further investigation. According to the BBC, Joyce said he had not been charged and was cooperating with authorities.
He was previously convicted of assault in a parliamentary bar and resigned from the Labour Party, marking a significant fall from grace. The Parliamentary estate has eight bars and 19 other catering venues, most of which sell alcohol, highlighting the pervasive drinking culture in Westminster. In 2021, Labour leader Keir Starmer was banned from the Raven pub in Bath by landlord Rod Humphris after a confrontation over lockdown policies.
I profoundly disagree with him on lockdown and the pandemic.
According to the Daily Record, Humphris shouted that Starmer was not allowed in his pub and told him to get out, citing the politician's stance on restrictions. Starmer said he profoundly disagrees with Humphris on lockdown and the pandemic, but respected the landlord's right to refuse service. More recently, Jeremy Clarkson banned Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer from his pub, The Farmer's Dog, when it opened last year.
Clarkson has now banned all Labour MPs from his pub, except Markus Campbell-Savours, due to tax rises in the Budget, which he claims are crippling his business. His annual business rates have increased from £28,000 to over £50,000, a jump he described as unsustainable. The British Beer and Pub Association has called for 30% business rates relief for pubs, warning that the sector is at a breaking point.
Pub bosses warn that higher business rates could lead to 15,000 job losses and hundreds of closures, devastating communities across the country. The Chancellor announced the current 40% discount for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses will end on March 31 next year, replaced by a new system with lower multipliers but no cap, leaving many publicans uncertain about their future. In unrelated local news, a police report has been filed and a party is taking action over an incident described as unfortunate, according to Kristianstadsbladet.
Deportation is being requested upon a conviction, and someone is suspected of sexual harassment, though details remain scarce. Separately, Skaraborgs Nyheter promotes free news for residents of Skaraborg, though this appears unrelated to the main story.