In what may be called a body blow to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, his wife Cherie has reportedly been hired by a sex-themed nightclub to challenge the legislation that imposes ban on smoking from July 1 onwards.
Cherie Blair will be giving expert advice as to how the smoking ban may breach the human rights of staff and guests at visited the HeyJo club in St James's, Central London, which has bondage tables and gold-plated erotic taps.
Her involvement, under her professional name Cherie Booth QC, is in direct opposition to one of the Government’s flagship policies as Blair is about to resign.
During her hour-long visit to the venue this week, Cherie advised nightclub’s owner Dave West how he can challenge the ban in the High Court on human rights grounds.
She charged a minimum of 3,500 pounds plus VAT for a written opinion.
Dave, who describes his nightclub as an "adult Alice In Wonderland" where "naughtiness" abounds, is afraid that the ban may compel him to close it, and his adjoining restaurant Abracadabra.
"I have met Cherie before and she greeted me with a kiss. Unlike many barristers, she is not at all stuck-up. She wanted to see my flat and I showed her around - she told me jokingly she herself will soon be homeless. I even showed her the bondage table,” the Mirror quoted him as saying.