News | Politics I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice . Pub-loving voters have revealed what cocktail they think best represents Britain’s politicians - and which party leader they would most like to share a drink with.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Nigel Farage are thought of as the classic whisky-based Old Fashioned, while Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reminds the public of an alcohol-free mocktail. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves would be the coconut and rum-based Pina Colada, according to a Survation poll for the UK Spirits Alliance. Britons thought leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt reminds them of a British Pimms.
Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner has previously revealed she is a fan of the super strong Venom cocktail - a mix of vodka, whiskey, WKD Blue and orange juice. But according to those surveyed she would be the more tropical Sex On The Beach – a drink made with vodka, peach schnapps, orange and cranberry juice. Meanwhile almost a third of those surveyed picked Reform UK leader Mr Farage as the party boss they would most like to go for a drink with.
He came ahead of Sir Keir in second, Mr Sunak, Lib Dem Ed Davey and the SNP’s John Swinney. It comes as the UK Spirits Alliance calls on the new government to “back British distillers” and pubs and rule out further increases to tax on spirits. Stephen Russell, the co-founder of Copper Rivet distillery in.
