Smoking ban plan 'is a smokescreen to deflect from Labour's austerity doom and gloom'

Credit: Sky News- Published 2 weeks ago
The SNP's Westminster leader has described Sir Keir Starmer's plan to ban smoking in beer gardens and other outdoor venues as a "smokescreen" to deflect from the UK government's austerity "doom and gloom".

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