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This Is Why

The end of a smoke in the beer garden?

This Is Why

Sky News

Daily News, News, News Commentary

4.0 • 552 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed the government is looking at tougher rules on outdoor smoking to reduce the number of preventable deaths linked to the habit and relieve pressure on the NHS.   

The government has yet to confirm exactly what the changes could look like, but smoking could soon be banned in pub gardens, outdoor restaurants, and outside hospitals and sports grounds.   
  
Host Liz Bates heads to one of Westminster's most famous pubs to explore why Labour are planning these changes, with our chief political correspondent Jon Craig.    
  
The NHS Confederation's Dr Layla McCay explains the impact extending the smoking ban could have not just on public health, but on the economy as well, and Kate Nicholls from UKHospitality tells us the concerns her industry has about the proposals.   


Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse & Rosie Gillott 
Editor: Paul Stanworth 
Promotions producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:07.1

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0:12.6

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0:17.7

And we will all need help to find a cure to end the devastation of dementia.

0:23.1

I can't do this alone.

0:25.9

It will take a society to beat dementia.

0:28.6

Alzheimer's Society.

0:30.3

Crisp, vibrant and bursting with citrus.

0:33.9

Villar Maria's New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is the perfect wine made to be enjoyed on every occasion.

0:40.5

Whether you're soaking up the sun in your garden, hosting a backyard barbecue or unwinding after a long day,

0:46.9

the zesty lime and lush tropical fruits are always delicious.

0:51.6

Try Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc, a vibrant New Zealand wine that's perfect for every occasion.

0:57.6

Available at all good wine retailers.

1:01.9

Don't say we never do anything for you here at the Daily because today we have come to the

1:07.9

pub in the name of journalism. I'm Liz Bates and standing in for Neil today, he is going to be so jealous when he hears this episode.

1:17.6

I'm at the Red Lion in Westminster.

1:20.1

It's a famous pub because it's right across the road from number 10.

1:25.3

It's essentially on the parliamentary estate and I'm here today with a Westminster

1:31.3

legend. John Craig, tell us a bit about this pub John. Well I've probably spent many an evening and

1:38.2

many a lunchtime in this pub. Far too many. Probably too many, yeah, but it is a famous pub. I mean,

1:43.3

famous briefings have taken place in

1:46.4

this pub. Charlie Wheelan, who used to be Gordon Brown's spin doctor, famously briefed political

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