The smoking ban divide: Parents hail Rishi Sunak's 'smoke-free generation' plan to stop teenagers using cigarettes and vaping as it passes first Commons hurdle
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Daily Mail— MailOnline went out onto the streets of London, Newcastle and Manchester to see what the public thought of the measures.
TheJournal.ie—Sunak's plan for smoking ban for those born after 2009 passes first hurdle in Commons. Over 50 Conservative MPs voted against the British Prime Minister’s Bill.
Daily Mail—Rishi Sunak's smoking ban clears its first Commons hurdle despite backlash to 'nanny state' plans by top ministers and Tory Right. The House of Commons this evening overwhelmingly approved the second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which aims to phase in a ban on the sale of tobacco products.
The Guardian—Can Rishi Sunak create a smoke-free generation?. MPs voted this week to ban anyone aged 15 or younger in 2024 from buying cigarettes. If the legislation passes and is enacted, it would be a world first. Ben Quinn reportsBefore 2007, going out on the town in the UK involved inhaling secondhand smoke – on trains, in restaurants, in clubs and in pubs. Even non-smokers would find that a stale tobacco scent could linger after an evening out. The ban on smoking indoors in public places changed things almost overnight.Now with smoking rates among the...