Smoke rebel Howitt fined again
Smoke rebel Hamish Howitt has been fined once again for flouting the smoking ban.
Howitt was fined £250 each for four offences plus £1,000 in costs. It is his 21st conviction for flouting the ban.
Howitt's wife Joanna was given a 12-month conditional discharge and also ordered to pay £1,000 costs for allowing smoking at Del Boys Sports Bar in Blackpool.
The rebel said he would suspend smoking for a few days while he removed his wife from the licence.
"This is a vindictive prosecution – I alone am responsible, not my wife," he told the Blackpool Gazette.
"I've suspended smoking for a day or two while I get her taken off the licence – I'll find a trusted friend with a clean record to do it."
Howitt plans to run against David Davis in the Hull by-election.
He will do so without the backing of Freedom to Choose.
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