Pub garden smoking ban set to be DROPPED by No10 after fears move would be death knell for boozers

THE projected prohibition connected smoking successful pub gardens is connected the cusp of being dropped by Sir Keir Starmer, The Sun tin reveal.

Instead, fags are lone expected to beryllium prohibited extracurricular hospitals and schools.

Brits volition inactive beryllium capable to airy up successful the hospitality assemblage - truthful extracurricular astatine boozers and equine race courses.

Downing Street is understood to beryllium watering down the draconian anti-smoking plans aft an outcry from Brits and businesses.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has called for a “national debate” connected stubbing retired smoking.

Chief Medical serviceman Chris Whitty has been pushing for a wide-ranging extracurricular smoking ban.

The last authorities has not been afloat signed disconnected by the PM and Mr Streeting yet.

But it is expected to beryllium presented to parliament successful the coming weeks.

In the summer, The Sun revealed leaked authorities documents showing that ministers were secretly plotting to massively widen the smoking ban.

The archetypal plans would person seen lighting up banned outdoors astatine restaurants, pub gardens and clubs.

But pubs warned it would termination disconnected concern and pb to boozers closing.

Analysis from the British Beer and Pub Association claimed 3 pubs a week would adjacent due to the fact that of the ban.

This would mean an other 800 venues going to the wall successful the adjacent 5 years.

A Department for Health and Social Care spokesperson said: “We bash not remark connected leaks. Smoking claims 80,000 lives a year, puts immense unit connected our NHS, and costs taxpayers billions.

“We are determined to support children and non-smokers from the harms of second-hand smoking.

“We’re considering a scope of measures to enactment america connected way to a smoke-free UK.”

Disposable vapes are being banned successful a bid to ace down connected integrative discarded smoking, The Sun revealed yesterday.

A authorities spokesperson said nary last determination has been taken.