Labour isn’t just confused on £28 billion and Gaza. Its frontbench seems to have no idea what to do about vaping. Less than two months ago Wes Streeting said that the party “was considering making e-cigarettes prescription-only“, then policy chieftain Jon Ashworth said “smoking cessation services have been cut quite deeply by the Conservatives” and he “wouldn’t go down that line“. Hot air from two heavy hitters…

Meanwhile, Labour whip Mary Glindon yesterday hosted a Parliamentary Roundtable “on a Retailer and Distributor Licensing Scheme for the Vaping Sector” which is a priority for vaping retailers trying to counter the government with rearguard action. Glindon has also been retweeting content from the UK Vaping Industry Association calling for a licensing scheme. Labour in the Lords is so hard-line it wants smoking and vaping banned on the street outside pubs. Consistency is nowhere to be seen, especially from the frontbench. What are Labour smoking…