U.K. lawmakers pass ‘smoke-free generation’ bill, one of world’s strictest
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U.K. lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good
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.
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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
MailOnline went out onto the streets of London, Newcastle and Manchester to see what the public thought of the measures.
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Landmark smoking ban that would phase out sales passes U.K. parliament
The bill, a key policy announced by Sunak last year, would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009.