UK lawmakers to vote on plans to ban smoking for those born after 2009

  • 5 months ago
The UK government's new Tobacco and Vapes Bill is intended to protect young people from the harms of smoking.
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00:00 Lawmakers in Britain are set to vote on the government's plans to introduce a landmark
00:07 smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking.
00:11 If I hadn't picked up my first cigarette I wouldn't be a smoker now.
00:20 Might as well make it smoke-free Britain.
00:22 Opponents have said it is better to focus on education and the tax system to deter young
00:28 people from smoking rather than enforcing an outright ban.
00:32 The plans will also impose restrictions on how vapes are packaged and sold.
00:39 world.
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