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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Neha Gohil

‘Keir hates love!’: smoking area users decry potential impact of a ban

Lara Bose hugging her partner, Ben
Lara Bose, 21, and her partner, Ben, who met in the smoking area of a venue in London in 2021. Photograph: handout

When Lara Bose heard about Labour’s proposed ban on outdoor smoking areas, she was shocked. “Literally living with the person I got with in the smoking area three years ago. Keir hates love!” she posted on X.

Bose, 21, met her partner, Ben, in the outdoor smoking section of a venue in London three years ago, where they shared a cigarette and their first kiss. Describing their fateful encounter at the Under the Bridge venue at Stamford Bridge stadium in 2021, Bose said she spotted Ben, a student at the same university, and found him attractive and charming.

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