A former 'minister of common sense' has been told to 'get a grip' after posting a Holocaust poem in response to the outdoor smoking ban.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next A former ‘minister of common sense’ has been told to ‘get a grip’ after posting a Holocaust poem in response to the outdoor smoking ban. Keir Starmer confirmed yesterday that his government is considering banning outdoor smoking in small parks, pub gardens and areas outside nightclubs, café terraces and hospital courtyards.
com/Tee1JTgCKQ— Board of Deputies of British Jews August 29, 2024 ‘Tasteless. Utterly tasteless. How can you not see that?’ added Rabbi David Mason, the executive director of the Jewish Council for Racial Equality, on X. Wes Streeting, the Labour health secretary, was also among McVey’s other critics.
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