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explains why he is hosting his GB News show while an important vote takes place in Parliament on smoking and vaping.leader - who has denied being paid nearly £100,000 a month by the broadcaster - told viewers he was “better off here debating national issues”.He appeared on the channel at the same time as MPs voted by 415 to 47 to pass the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at second reading.
Once it becomes law, it will make it illegal for anyone born after 2009 to ever buy tobacco products.In an opening monologue on his show, the Clacton MP said he would “get a lot of stick” for missing the vote. “Believe you me, the Cromwellians are fully in charge,” he said. “I listened to speaker after speaker saying they would support the legislation. You know the one, the one that“Anybody born after 2009 won’t be able to buy cigarettes, but a year earlier they will. The reason I’m not voting at 7 o’clock is it’s going to pass with a majority of about 300, I think.
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