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The prime minister has confirmed that the move will form part of legislation aimed at making it illegal for anyone born after 2010 to ever buy tobacco products.He said: “My starting point on this is to remind everybody that over 80,000 people lose their lives every year because of smoking.
Health campaigners have given the plan a cautious welcome, but the PM has come under fire from pub bosses and opposition politicians.Clive Watson, pub entrepreneur and chairman of Inda pub group, said: “I think it’s a bonkers idea – it will encourage customers to stay at home, meaning there is no health upside.”
“For generations, pubs have welcomed people, not turned them away, have helped combat loneliness and provided a vital place where people meet and make friends. Reem Ibrahim, of the the free market think-tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “Banning outdoor smoking would be another nail in the coffin for the pub industry.
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