Thousands of pubs face having to ban punters from standing and ordering at bar in 'vertical drinking' crackdown

Westminster council is backing proposed plans to stop large groups of punters standing outside pubs and ordering at the bar in Soho and the West End as part of a crack down on what it calls "vertical drinking" Westminster council is backing proposed plans to stop large groups of punters standing outside pubs and ordering at the bar in Soho and the West End as part of a crack down on what it calls "vertical drinking"