Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer defends controversial plans to tighten laws around smoking ban.
Tory MP Esther McVey has provoked outrage after appearing to liken Labour's proposed ban on outdoor smoking to the horrors of the Holocaust.
Tory MP Esther McVey has provoked outrage after appearing to liken Labour's proposed ban on outdoor smoking to the horrors of the Holocaust The Tatton MP was the Conservative government's 'common sense minister' until her party's general election defeat Rabbi David Mason, executive director of the Jewish Council for Racial Equality, said: 'Tasteless. Utterly tasteless. How can you not see that?'
The row came after Sir Keir Starmer yesterday confirmed he is considering a ban on outdoor smoking, which could see Brits barred from lighting up in beer gardens or outside stadiums.
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