Smoke Ban Is a Breach of Rights, Blair Is Told ; Law 'Flouts' Eu Rules

Evening Standard - London › January 11, 2006

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THE Government's proposed partial ban on smoking in public falls foul of Human Rights legislation, peers and MPs warned today.

A limited ban on smoking, which allows it to continue in many pubs, is a breach of workers' right to fair treatment, the Joint Committee on Human Rights warned.

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Smoke Ban Is a Breach of Rights, Blair Is Told ; Law 'Flouts' Eu Rules

There is now huge pressure on Labour leaders to allow a ...

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