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The Labour Party government could bring in an unwelcome change for people who drink, it has been warned. A thinktank has called on Labour Party Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise alcohol taxes to tackle job-related drinking ‘productivity crisis’.

Nearly one in three workers overall admitted they had called in sick after drinking at work events in the past year, while 43% of 18 to 24-year-olds said they had done so, a survey by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) found.

IPPR said action is vital to address the damaging impact of work-related drinking and subsequent productivity problems across all sectors.

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The think tank called on the Government to reintroduce the alcohol duty escalator,

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