Labour’s refusal to scrap the hated tourist tax has been blamed as visits to the UK languish below pre-pandemic levels.
More than 500 business leaders have backed a Mail campaign to bring back the VAT refund scheme for foreign visitors, arguing it would encourage tourists to come to the UK.
The number of people visiting the UK was still 1 per cent below 2019 levels last year, lagging behind other European countries with 42.6 million visitors.