A beer lover has launched a challenge to down a pint in all 650 UK parliamentary constituencies - and Black Country pubs are set to be his next port of call.<br /><br />Former MP staffer Jay Chan, 18, has made it his quest to sink a beer in each constituency - and admits the mammoth pub crawl may take him 20 years. <br /><br />So far he has drunk a pint in ten different places, meaning he has 640 to go on his beer-drinking odyssey, which will cost more than £3,000 on beer alone.<br />Jay's challenge is part of his wish to protect the British pub industry – which he describes as an “integral part of British life”. <br /><br />He is calling for the 20 per cent rate of VAT charged on food and drinks in pubs to be scrapped and local heritage pubs to be supported in gaining listed status. <br /><br />
