Jay Chan said he was doing it 'because pubs are in decline, and it's a bleeding of British culture. It's only right that we stop it'
A former Tory staffer is attempting to down a pint in all 650 UK constituencies - to warn the Government it must act to save struggling pubs. Jay Chan, who worked as an assistant for former Dudley North MP Marco Longhi until he lost his seat this year, is worried anti-smoking measures and taxes on boozers will force many to close.
He's since downed 10 pints in Midlands constituencies and has set up a GoFundMe to raise cash for trips to London and other UK major cities next year. Jay hails pubs as being 'magic for bringing communities together' and so wants to raise awareness of their importance to communities. Jay, who lives in Birmingham, said: "I was in a pub garden and I offered to down a pint if they'd vote Tory. I ended up downing two with a pub garden of 20-30 people chanting 'do it for the votes' and that's when I realised pubs have the magic to bring communities together.
"I think downing pints is a natural talent and it's a basic thing for integrating into Britain. I hope to reach all the major cities within two years then that'll leave me with lots of Lib Dem constituencies and some Labour and Tory constituencies."
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