Under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, children turning 15 this year or younger will never be legally sold tobacco.
A plan to ban anyone born after 2008 from ever legally buying cigarettes in Britain faces its first test in Parliament.LONDON — The British government’s plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking was expected to clear its first hurdle Tuesday despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party.
The legal age of sale that people in England can buy cigarettes will be raised by one year, every year until it is eventually illegal for the whole population. Opponents, such as the smokers’ rights lobbying group FOREST, said the move risks creating a black market and will “treat future generations of adults like kids.” Prominent voices within the Conservative Party, including two of Sunak’s predecessors Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, said the plans went against conservative values by limiting people’s personal freedoms.
The plans were believed to have been inspired by similar policies proposed by New Zealand under former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, but the country’s new coalition government repealed the bill earlier this year. Authorities say smoking causes some 80,000 deaths a year in the U.K, and remains the number one preventable cause of death, disability and poor health.Dear Abby: I really put myself out, and her response left me speechless
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