Keir Starmer defends outdoor smoking ban amid backlash
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Keir Starmer defends outdoor smoking ban amid backlash
Sir Keir Starmer has defended his government's decision to consider an outdoor smoking ban for pub gardens and sports venues.
A report released on Thursday morning suggests the prime minister is considering a ban in certain outdoor areas including pub gardens and outside hospitals.
"Over 80,000 people lose their lives every year because of smoking.
That's a preventable death and it's a huge burden on the NHS and it's a burden on the taxpayer," Mr Starmer said.
Report by Kennedyl.
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The health secretary has vowed to end "two-tier healthcare" in the NHS in a speech delivered at the Labour conference. Wes Streeting said the NHS has let people down in recent years. "We are the generation that will build a national care service worthy of it's name. That's the change Britain voted for," he said.
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Jeremy Clarkson has pleaded with Labour to "back down" over its Inheritance Tax on farms as he joined thousands of farmers for a mass protest in London on Tuesday. The 64-year-old former Top Gear presenter was joined by his Clarkson's Farm co-stars Kaleb Cooper and Charlie Ireland at the rally. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Environment secretary Steve Reed has insisted "only around 500 farms will be affected" by the new family farm tax. The plans to impose inheritance tax on farms worth more than ÂŁ1 million have sparked fury among rural communities, with thousands of farmers descending upon Westminster on Tuesday in protest.
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The president of the National Farmers' Union has slammed the government's new family farm tax in a speech in Church House in Westminster. Tom Bradshaw described the inheritance tax as an "“extraordinary” betrayal of farmers as he led the protest attended by thousands of farmers on Tuesday. He also warned MPs that the issue "would not be going away." Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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