Luciana Berger MP, Labour’s Shadow Public Health Minister, responding to the vote in the House of Lords on smoking in cars with children present, said:

“The Government should accept that tonight’s defeat sends a clear message - we need action to put children’s health first. When it comes to the Commons next month, Ministers, as well as Tory and Liberal Democrat MPs, should show they recognise that this issue cannot be ignored and not try to kick it into the long grass.”