Glass half full for Wetherspoons boss in rant over MPs ‘lack of understanding’

Shares in the pub group lifted on Wednesday morning after it predicted record sales for the current year

Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has condemned a ‘lack of understanding’ from MPs over inflation as the chain benefited from bumper bank holiday trade (Dominic Lipinski/PA) (PA Archive)

The boss of pub giant JD Wetherspoon has condemned a “lack of understanding” from MPs over inflation as the chain benefited from bumper bank holiday trade.

Shares in the pub group lifted on Wednesday morning after it predicted record sales for the current year.

Founder and chairman Tim Martin cheered a strong performance but warned of continued pressure on the hospitality sector from higher costs.