The conservative government of Rishi Sunak has advanced a bill that would see purchase of leaf tobacco products, such as cigarettes, banned for all those born from 2009 on.
It has passed its first parliamentary vote and now moves on to the amendments phase. If passed, it would be among the strictest such tobacco bans in the world. New Zealand attempted a similar ban last year but scrapped it before coming into effect.
Some in the conservative party have questioned Sunak's intentions and accused him of crafting a nanny state - which previous PMs Trus and Johnson have said go against the core tenets of conservatism itself.
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/br... and Vapes Bill,health, disability and death".
It has passed its first parliamentary vote and now moves on to the amendments phase. If passed, it would be among the strictest such tobacco bans in the world. New Zealand attempted a similar ban last year but scrapped it before coming into effect.
Some in the conservative party have questioned Sunak's intentions and accused him of crafting a nanny state - which previous PMs Trus and Johnson have said go against the core tenets of conservatism itself.
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/br... and Vapes Bill,health, disability and death".