UK MPs approve ban on cigarette sales for those born after 2008
UK MPs approve ban on cigarette sales for those born after 2008
Britain passes a landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill to bar anyone born after 1 January 2009 from buying tobacco, aiming to create a smoke-free generation.
London's Parliament has approved the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which would bar anyone born after 1 January 2009 from ever buying tobacco in the UK, effectively creating a smoke-free generation.\n\nHealth ministers described the measure as a landmark step in public health policy, designed to stop new generations from starting smoking and to reduce the lifetime burden of tobacco-related illness.\n\nHealth Secretary Wes Streeting called it a \"historic moment for the nation's health\" and said the policy would shield the first smoke-free generation from a lifetime of addiction and harm.\n\nThe legislation cleared Parliament and is expected to become law next week, with ministers hopeful that those born after January 1, 2009 will grow up unable to purchase cigarettes legally.
