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• Britons want to follow New York smoking ban 

More than half of Britons back New York-style bans on smoking in restaurants, according to a survey published today.

Bans could help nicotine addicts to give up, and discourage teenagers from starting by making clear it was publicly unacceptable, health campaigners said.

Up to 100 MPs support a backbench bill to be introduced tomorrow to ban smoking in restaurants and cafes. MPs are hoping to embarrass the Government into action. . .

The British survey found 53% - including 23% of smokers - wanted smoke-free restaurants, while 76% agreed that waiting staff had the right to work in smoke-free surroundings.

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