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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
READ MORE: <\/strong> UK’s leading vape brand pledges to drop flavours that ‘appeal to children’<\/strong><\/p>\n 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![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/5092343.jpg?r=1701316652008\")
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