Standing in for Kemi Badenoch for Prime Minister’s Questions, shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith said: “You don’t make young people better-off by putting them out of work. His MPs are already banned from pubs, where next? Shops? Restaurants? Hair salons?

“That may not make a difference to him or I, but for many of them, they should back our plan to scrap business rates. But they haven’t got the backbone to cut welfare to pay for it. It’s not just business rates, under them the cost of hiring is up.

“Could he tell the House how much more does it cost to hire a 21-year-old under Labour?”

Mr Lammy replied the Government was investing a “record amount” in apprenticeships and creating technical colleges for young people.

He said: “The party opposite left a shameful legacy. One in eight young people not earning or learning when they left office.”

Around 1,000 pubs had banned Labour politicians from their premises in protest at the prospect of increased costs both from the revaluation and the withdrawal of Covid-era support.

Rachel Reeves made a partial U-turn on support for pubs on Tuesday.

The Treasury caved to fury by announcing pubs and music venues will get 15% off their business rates bills from April as part of a fresh support package.

But industry bosses from hotels, restaurants and cafes slammed the Government because they will not receive extra help despite their own concerns over soaring tax bills.

Treasury minister Dan Tomlinson told the Commons that the property tax bills for pubs and music venues in England will be reduced by 15% in 2026/27 and then be “frozen in real terms” for the next two years.

He added that the support will be worth £1,650 for the average pub next year.