Bill to phase out smoking advances in UK parliament

Japan Today— A contentious bill that aims to eventually phase out smoking in Britain advanced in parliament on Tuesday, as the House of Commons voted in favor of the controversial measure. The bill would ban the selling of tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009 –- effectively raising the smoking

WKBN.com—UK lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good. LONDON (AP) — The British government's plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party. The bill, a key policy announced by Sunak last year, would make it illegal to []

TheJournal.ie—The UK's controversial Rwanda bill has finally passed in parliament. The deal with Rwanda has been plagued by setbacks since it was signed two years ago.

SiliconBeat—UK Parliament passes bill to send migrants to Rwanda. The government plans to deport to Rwanda some of those who enter the United Kingdom illegally as a deterrent to migrants who risk their lives in leaky, inflatable boats in hopes that they will be able to claim asylum once they reach Britain.