Andy Burnham vows to block any plans to ban stand-up drinking in pubs and bars

No.10’s intervention comes after Westminster Council recommended not allowing 'vertical drinking' or ordering at the bar in its new draft licensing policy, which has been slammed

The proposal, which is currently out to public consultation, appears to be riling everyone from ordinary pub-goers to residents of 10 Downing Street.

Proposal to curb ‘vertical drinking’ in London’s West End pubs meets with rage and resistance  CNN

Westminster Council has faced brunt of backlash over proposals but it claims Met Police are biggest barrier to nightlife

Downing Street has waded into the debate over so-called “vertical drinking” and called on Westminster City Council to “work with” the industry to maintain the culture of pints outside London pubs.  “Busy pubs full of people talking to each other is not a public nuisance, it is British life and it is thousands of jobs,”

Downing Street vows to help pubs thrive amid 'vertical-drinking' row  ITVX

DRINKERS could be banned from ordering at the bar under loony new council rules in a crackdown on vertical drinking. Hundreds of pubs in London could be caught in the crosshairs of Westminster Council who want to crackdown on ‘vertical drinking’. New rules could force pubs to only serve booze by a waiter or waitress,..

Westminster Council faces fury over draft plans to ban standing at the bar and ordering pints in London's West End. Mayor Sadiq Khan slammed the "anti-growth" pub crackdown - and Paul Routledge couldn't agree more