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Could Starmer face a smoking ban rebellion?

13 September 2024

11:19 PM

13 September 2024

11:19 PM

Oh dear. It appears that Sir Keir Starmer’s own MPs are rather unhappy about the Prime Minister’s proposed smoking ban that would see a crackdown in beer gardens and shisha bars – so much so that one has even tabled a motion to oppose it. Talk about trouble in paradise…

It transpires that Mary Glindon, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend, has launched a bid to fight back against Starmer’s ban – warning that the move would be rather detrimental to the nighttime economy.

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