A landmark bill to ban the younger generation from ever smoking has cleared its first hurdle in the House of Commons. The legislation, backed by 415 to 47, means anyone born after 1 January 2009 will be prevented from buying tobacco if it ultimately becomes law.

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British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday in favour of plans to introduce some of the world's strictest anti-smoking rules, giving the green light for the bill to progress to the next parliamentary stage.

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Plans to ban smoking for the next generation have progressed to the next stage after MPs voted in favour of landmark changes to the legal age of buying tobacco

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Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make the state the first to adopt a ban meant to eliminate the use of tobacco products over time. Other locations have weighed similar “generational tobacco bans.” The bans phase out the use of tobacco products based not just on a person’s age but on birth year. Lawmakers plan to file the proposal next year…

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Anyone born after 1 January  2009 will be prevented from ever legally smoking if the Tobacco and Vapes Bill becomes law - with a majority of MPs backing the proposal at the first stage.

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Bill to ban younger generation from smoking and crackdown on vapes clears first hurdle

MPs have voted through the so-called “smoking ban” bill, designed to create a “smoke free generation” by gradually raising the age at which it is legal to buy cigarettes and vaping products.
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill was introduced to Parliament by the previous Conservative government, and was carried forward by Labour, comfortably passing its second reading on Tuesday by 415 votes to 47.
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BOSTON (AP) — A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make the state the first to adopt a ban meant to eliminate the use of tobacco products over time.

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