A container for consumer goods, comprising: an outer housing comprising a hinged lid rotatable between open and closed positions; an inner package of consumer goods within the outer housing comprising an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed, the access opening being covered by a reclosable flap , wherein the hinged lid comprises a first lid panel and a second lid panel , the first lid panel being relatively movable to the second lid panel, and wherein the reclosable flap is attached to the first lid panel so that there is a first opening stage of the lid from the closed position to an intermediate, stable position and a second opening stage of the lid from said intermediate, stable position to the open position, and wherein in the first opening stage the hinged lid is operable to lift a first portion of the reclosable flap away from the inner package so that a two-dimensional area of the reclosable flap is separated from a corresponding two-dimensional area of the inner package at substantially the same time, and wherein in the second opening stage the hinged lid is operable to peel a second portion of the reclosable flap away from the inner package; characterised in that the first lid panel comprises an edge (32") that is configured to pivotally contact the inner package during movement of the lid throughout the first opening stage between the closed position of the lid, in which the first lid panel is substantially parallel to the second lid panel, and the intermediate, stable position, in which the first lid panel is substantially perpendicular to the second lid panel. an outer housing comprising a hinged lid rotatable between open and closed positions; an inner package of consumer goods within the outer housing comprising an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed, the access opening being covered by a reclosable flap , wherein the hinged lid comprises a first lid panel and a second lid panel , the first lid panel being relatively movable to the second lid panel, and wherein the reclosable flap is attached to the first lid panel so that there is a first opening stage of the lid from the closed position to an intermediate, stable position and a second opening stage of the lid from said intermediate, stable position to the open position, and wherein in the first opening stage the hinged lid is operable to lift a first portion of the reclosable flap away from the inner package so that a two-dimensional area of the reclosable flap is separated from a corresponding two-dimensional area of the inner package at substantially the same time, and wherein in the second opening stage the hinged lid is operable to peel a second portion of the reclosable flap away from the inner package; characterised in that the first lid panel comprises an edge (32") that is configured to pivotally contact the inner package during movement of the lid throughout the first opening stage between the closed position of the lid, in which the first lid panel is substantially parallel to the second lid panel, and the intermediate, stable position, in which the first lid panel is substantially perpendicular to the second lid panel. <EOS>