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Lindasu Posted 20 years ago
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00" In Britain, members of parliament 01font00are expected to02font00 vote shortly on whether to impose a ban on smoking in public places in England and how far that ban should go. This report from Elizabeth Blunt:02br
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00Britain's Labour government is having a difficult week. It has 01b00a big majority02b00 in parliament but the leadership still can't get MPs 01b00to pass laws02b00 in the form it wants. 01font00Labour rebels02font00 have already been trying 01font01b00to water down02b00 legislation on identity02font00 01font00cards02font00. Now they want to make 01b00a proposed smoking ban tougher02b00. 02br
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00But it was prepared 01b00to make an exception02b00 for private members' clubs, and bars and pubs which don't serve food. But the chairman of 01b00the parliamentary health committee02b00 Kevin Barron, says that's not good enough. He wants no exceptions, and says he has a lot of support.02br
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00The argument is that as soon as there are loopholes, people will exploit them, turning bars, for instance, 00into 01b00nominally private clubs02b00. 00The new law 01b00in its final form02b00 01font00is expected 02font01b01font00to02font00 come into force02b00 in the middle of next year. "02br
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02br 02br 00Labour rebels - Labour is the name of the political party introducing the bill. - if private clubs are excluded from the ban, other public clubs will try to get round the rules by becoming 'nominally' private clubs - they will meet the conditions to the minimum degree so will not really be private, just using it as a way to get round the legislation02br 02br 01b 00in its final form02b 00 01font 00is expected 02font 01b 01font 00to02font 00 come into force02b 00 in the middle of next year. 0-

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  • 02br 02br 00Labour rebels - Labour is the name of the political party introducing the bill.
  • - if private clubs are excluded from the ban, other public clubs will try to get round the rules by becoming 'nominally' private clubs - they will meet the conditions to the minimum degree so will not really be private, just using it as a way to get round the legislation02br 02br 01b 00in its final form02b 00 01font 00is expected 02font 01b 01font 00to02font 00 come into force02b 00 in the middle of next year.
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0The parliament will be voting soon on a new piece of legislation 01del00expected to vote02del00 just a roundabout way of saying will vote.02br
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00Labour rebels - Labour is the name of the political party introducing the bill. The rebels are the MPs of that party who do not agree with the official party line.02br
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