Hi all,
Hi all,
The article below is from BBC News, I would be much appreciated that if someone could explain to me the meaning of phrases in red and purple color. thank you!
" In Britain, members of parliament are expected to vote shortly on whether to impose a ban on smoking in public places in England and how far that ban should go. This report from Elizabeth Blunt:
Britain's Labour government is having a difficult week. It has a big majority in parliament but the leadership still can't get MPs to pass laws in the form it wants. Labour rebels have already been trying to water down legislation on identity cards. Now they want to make a proposed smoking ban tougher.
But it was prepared to make an exception for private members' clubs, and bars and pubs which don't serve food. But the chairman of the parliamentary health committee Kevin Barron, says that's not good enough. He wants no exceptions, and says he has a lot of support.
The argument is that as soon as there are loopholes, people will exploit them, turning bars, for instance, into nominally private clubs. The new law in its final form is expected to come into force in the middle of next year. "