Rishi Sunak is aiming to create a 'smoke-free' generation
A proposed ban on young people ever being able to legally smoke tobacco has cleared its first Commons hurdle. Rishi Sunak’s proposal made it through by 383 votes to 67, majority 316.
The dissent among high-profile Tories highlights discontent with Mr Sunak’s leadership and posturing as his party languishes in the polls ahead of the upcoming general election. They were joined by Foreign Office minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan, who said she hoped MPs could “make amendments which will make it law which will be more likely to actually deter young smokers without removing freedom of choice for adults”.
Former Conservative Party chairman Brendan Clarke-Smith suggested the proposal could lead to further health-related bans.
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