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Rishi Sunak considers banning cigarettes for next generation

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering implementing measures to prevent the younger generation from purchasing cigarettes, similar to what New Zealand has done. This is part of a consumer-focused drive, which Sunak's team is pushing before the upcoming election.
There is a possibility that Sunak might adopt a stricter approach towards smoking, according to Downing Street. This follows the recommendation to gradually raise the smoking age, preventing tobacco sales to individuals born on or after January 1, 2009. If implemented, it would mean that anyone 15 years old and younger will never be able to buy cigarettes by 2026.
Health Minister Neil O'Brien, however, suggests that the government's focus should be on helping people quit smoking rather than implementing bans. The government has already initiated several initiatives, such as providing free vape kits and consulting on mandatory cigarette pack inserts, to encourage smoking cessation.

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The Guardian

Rishi Sunak considers banning cigarettes for next generation

Exclusive: Sources say law would gradually increase smoking age to ultimately prevent sales to people born after 2008Rishi Sunak is considering introducing some of the world’s toughest anti-smoking measures that would in effect ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, the Guardian has learned.Whitehall sources said the prime minister was looking at measures similar to those brought in by New Zealand last December. They inv…

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Sunak may ban cigarettes in UK for future generations -The Guardian

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Independent

Smoking ban: Sunak considers crackdown on cigarettes for next generation

UK could follow New Zealand in barring people born after set date from buying tobacco

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

PM poised to ban some people buying cigarettes in bid to make UK smoke-free

The Prime Minister is considering following in the footsteps of New Zealand which is attempting to become 'smoke free' by 2025, a Whitehall source has claimed.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Rishi Sunak May Ban Cigarettes In UK: Report

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering introducing measures that would ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, The Guardian reported on Friday, citing government sources. Sunak is looking at anti-smoking measures similar to laws New Zealand announced last year, which include a ban on selling tobacco to anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 2009, the report said. "We want to encourage more people to quit and meet our …

2 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Daily Mirror

Cigarettes may be banned for anyone born after specific date under new plans

Smoking cigarettes is one of the biggest causes of death in the UK, and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reportedly plotting a controversial ban on buying cigarettes for the next generation

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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