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Friday, 13 April 2012

Smoke signals


Health Secretary Andrew Lansley told The Times the government did not work with tobacco companies as it wanted them to have "no business" in the UK. 

The Secretary of State for Justice was, presumably, unavailable for comment.
Posted by Andrew King at 08:28
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