The government’s smoking ban must be repealed as it is “unworkable and unenforceable”, a senior Kent county councillor has claimed. The flagship plan to steadily raise the age at which smokers can buy tobacco products will simply encourage counterfeit goods and smuggling, said Cllr Sean Holden. The government’s bill passed through parliament last week with backing from the opposition, although there was some Conservative resistance. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has described his plan to phase out the sale of cigarettes as the “biggest public health intervention in a generation”. Cllr Holden, who…