That's the message from one Elland pub to the Prime Minister after six months of falling trade blamed on the smoking ban.

Now, The Bridge has put up a sign and made the message clear: don't come for a pint, Mr Brown, because you will not be served.

Landlady Sue Grundy said: "We don't have trouble causers in our pubs and he's the biggest trouble causer of all because he's made a lot of people very unhappy with this ridiculous anti-freedom law.

"He's killing our trade. Pubs are dropping like flies and he's not doing anything to help. So he's not welcome."

Last week a Courier investigation found 2008 had been the worst start to a year for pubs since 1869 with at least eight shutting in the area.

The Talbot Inn, Illingworth, the Weavers Arms and Coach and Horses, Luddenden Foot, the Grove Inn near Mytholmroyd, the Grand View, Lee Mount, and the Golden Fleece, Greetland have all called time, either permanently or temporarily, since 2008 began. Several said the smoking ban, introduced last summer, had been directly responsible. Ms Grundy said: "At the moment we're surviving but it has hit us hard, Our customers are not happy.

"They don't like having to stand in the cold for a fag and those left behind don't like their friends having to keep going outside.

"We wouldn't break the law and let people smoke here but this is our way of making our feelings clear."

Tony Payne, chief executive of the Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations based in Brighouse, said the protest was original but unlikely to make a difference.

He said: "There is no chance the legislation will be reversed now but this may drum up some publicity for the house involved which would be a good thing at least."

Downing Street refused to comment.