The claim that Sacha Lord was among the hosted hospitality leaders at the roundtable on 2 June 2026 is directly confirmed by multiple sources: 1. **Sacha Lord's own LinkedIn post** (dated 3 June 2026): He wrote, "Yesterday I headed down to Parliament to help make the case for a reduction in Vat for Hospitality" and noted he was "name checked at today's Prime Ministers Questions." 2. **Institute of Hospitality website**: The roundtable "brought together leading voices from across the industry, including Sacha Lord FIH, Matt Tebbutt and Thomasina Miers." Sacha Lord is also quoted directly: "After attending the round table organised by Rosie Duffield, it became very clear to me that operators in the room were in an extremely desperate situation." 3. **Morning Advertiser** (3 June 2026): Reported that "Duffield told the House of Commons she had recently hosted a meeting with industry leaders from Manchester, Liverpool and Kent, including chair of the Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA) Sacha Lord." One minor note: In the speech, Duffield referred to Sacha Lord as "Andy Burnham's night-time economy adviser," while Sacha Lord himself noted on LinkedIn that his correct title is "Chair of the Night Time Industries Association." This is a minor mislabeling of his title, but the core claim — that he was among the hosted hospitality leaders — is accurate. Sources: - Sacha Lord FIH LinkedIn post, 3 June 2026 — https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sacha-lord_yesterday-i-headed-down-to-parliament-to-activity-7467948109919129601-qL09 - Institute of Hospitality, "Call for Prime Minister to halve VAT on hospitality" — https://www.instituteofhospitality.org/halve-vat-on-hospitality/ - Morning Advertiser, "Keir Starmer challenged on hospitality VAT at PMQs," 3 June 2026 — https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2026/06/03/keir-starmer-challenged-on-hospitality-vat-at-pmqs/