Anti-pubco campaigners protesting at Parliament today

Disgruntled tenants and lessees are due to protest outside Parliament today as part of a "peaceful" demonstration against the behaviour of pubcos.

The protest, at Old Palace Yard opposite Parliament, is being organised by Inez Ward, leader of campaign group Justice for Licensees, and a former Enterprise Inns lessee.

The group is hoping the demo, which begins at 10am, will pressurise the government into taking action against the pubcos.

It is not known how many people will attend, but more than 330 people have joined a Facebook page for the event.

Ward told The Publican​ previously that her members wanted action now. "These tenants can't afford to wait two years for a Competition Commission inquiry, they are losing their homes and facing bankruptcy," she said.

The former Newquay licensee organised previous protest marches on the HQs of Punch Taverns and Enterprise Inns in January this year and boasts around 380,000 "members/supporters" for her JFL group.

Check thepublican.com later for news on the protest.