Rishi Sunak's flagship smoking ban has cleared its first Commons hurdle, despite facing a heavy Tory revolt.
Rishi Sunak's flagship smoking ban has cleared its first Commons hurdle, despite facing a heavy Tory revolt. MPs voted 383 to 67, majority 316, to give the Tobacco and Vapes Bill a second reading.It comes after former PM Liz Truss, who was ousted after just 49 days, said the proposed smoking ban for youngsters is the result of a "technocratic establishment" that is aiming to "limit people's freedom".
Kemi Badenoch became the first cabinet minister to say she would vote against the ban on Tuesday evening.She said in a series of posts on X: "We should not treat legally competent adults differently in this way, where people born a day apart will have permanently different rights. "Among other reasons it will create difficulties with enforcement. This burden will fall not on the state but on private businesses.
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