Wine from England and Wales – ‘Brexit juice’ – makes up three-quarters of 2019-20 figure at Westminster
Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Leon Neal/Getty ImagesThe government spent £73,000 on wine in 2019-20, almost three-quarters of it on English or Welsh wine – jokingly known as “Brexit juice” at Westminster – official figures show.
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