Daily Mail columnist Tom Utley has written about the threat to ban smoking outside pubs and cafes:
Bit by bit, our freedom to live as we choose is eaten away by politicians who assure us they are thinking only of our own good.
You can read the full article here.
I’ll have more to say on the subject in the morning.
I can’t add anything now because a press release issued by the Local Government Association is embargoed until midnight.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has also issued a statement.
I’ll update you tomorrow. I will also be discussing the issue on LBC at 8.30.