ALAS SMITH AND MOANS.

MEL SMITH has labelled Scottish politicians "selfrighteous b*******" after falling foul of the smoking ban.

The comic is still furious at being barred from puffing a cigar while playing Winston Churchill in Edinburgh Fringe show Allegiance in 2006.

It was performed months after the ban on lighting up in enclosed spaces. Smith said: "I had to agree not to light up or the venue would be shut." Labour former health minister Andy Kerr, responsible for the ban, said: "With regard to the description, I suggest Mr Smith looks in the mirror. Those who voted for the ban did so without any degree of self-righteousness."

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