POLITICS.co.uk: Nick Clegg is an occasional smoker, he has admitted.
The Liberal Democrat leader revealed his habit during a half-hour interview with politics.co.uk, conducted in association with Yahoo!.
Asked if he would repeal the ban on smoking in public places, Mr Clegg admitted the ban made him miss the days of smoking in pubs, but insisted he believed it was the right thing to do.
"I have a confession to make," he told politics.co.uk. "I do take the occasional puffs of cigarettes myself.
"I understand that if you do, the days of sitting in a pub drinking a pint and having a cigarette is something you feel very attached to."
But the Liberal Democrat leader insisted the ban confirmed to his liberal philosophy.
"One of the first principles of a liberal is that you allow people to do what they want as long as it doesn't harm others," he said. >>> Ian Dunt | Friday, April 02, 2010
