Is Wetherspoons really banning champagne because of Brexit?

Pub chain will replace some European drinks with home-grown alternatives from 9 July

Wetherspoons pubs are to stop serving champagne and German wheat beer, replacing them with British alternatives ahead of Brexit.

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