Smoking ban: Sunak considers crackdown on cigarettes for next generation
1 year, 3 months ago

Smoking ban: Sunak considers crackdown on cigarettes for next generation

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak could ban smoking as part of a crackdown to phase out the use of cigarettes for the next generation. The prime minister is said to be looking at measures similar to those introduced by New Zealand last December, which involved steadily increasing the legal smoking age. Only one in three smokers quits before they die, taking on average 30 attempts to succeed Action on Smoking & Health Director Simon Clark said a ban would “simply drive the sale of cigarettes underground and into the hands of criminal gangs”. “We want to encourage more people to quit and meet our ambition to be smoke-free by 2030, which is why we have already taken steps to reduce smoking rates.” Mr Sunak may also revive an idea he made during his party leadership campaign to fine people £10 for missing a GP or hospital appointment.

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Ban to stop children from ever smoking a cigarette to be introduced in Parliament
2 months ago

Ban to stop children from ever smoking a cigarette to be introduced in Parliament

The Independent  

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Vaping and smoking in playgrounds and outside schools may be banned – Streeting
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2 months ago

Vaping and smoking in playgrounds and outside schools may be banned – Streeting

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UK introduces a tough anti-tobacco bill, but smokers can puff away in pub gardens for now
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2 months ago

UK introduces a tough anti-tobacco bill, but smokers can puff away in pub gardens for now

The Independent  

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Planned ban on smoking in pub gardens ‘set to be ditched by No 10’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Planned ban on smoking in pub gardens ‘set to be ditched by No 10’

The Independent  

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Wes Streeting’s smoking ban could have saved me
3 months, 1 week ago

Wes Streeting’s smoking ban could have saved me

The Independent  

I thank Wes Streeting for proposing to extend the smoking ban. Some nine million benefit claimants are likely to be affected by the Fraud, Error and Debt Bill, which will migrate as many as three million Employment Support Allowance claimants to Universal Credit. And an as-yet indeterminate number of the three million or so personal independence payment claimants who, under …

Watch as Wes Streeting and Bridget Phillipson speak on final day of Labour Party conference
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch as Wes Streeting and Bridget Phillipson speak on final day of Labour Party conference

The Independent  

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What is the Government’s smoking ban plan?
4 months, 1 week ago

What is the Government’s smoking ban plan?

The Independent  

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Starmer’s outdoor smoking ban plan has pubs and clubs fuming
4 months, 1 week ago

Starmer’s outdoor smoking ban plan has pubs and clubs fuming

The Independent  

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Smokers ‘heroes of the nation’, says Farage as he lights up cigarette near pub
4 months, 1 week ago

Smokers ‘heroes of the nation’, says Farage as he lights up cigarette near pub

The Independent  

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Nigel Farage threatens to never go to the pub again if outdoor smoking banned
4 months, 1 week ago

Nigel Farage threatens to never go to the pub again if outdoor smoking banned

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UK's Starmer confirms that his government is mulling crackdown on smoking, potentially outside pubs
4 months, 1 week ago

UK's Starmer confirms that his government is mulling crackdown on smoking, potentially outside pubs

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UK government mulling crackdown on outdoor smoking. Pubs are unhappy
4 months, 1 week ago

UK government mulling crackdown on outdoor smoking. Pubs are unhappy

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed Thursday that his government is looking at introducing tougher anti-smoking measures, which could potentially see a ban on smoking in outdoor spaces, including at pubs and restaurants. “My starting point on this is to remind everybody that over 80,000 people lose their lives every year because of smoking,” Starmer said in Paris …

How Britain looked before 2007 ban on smoking in enclosed public places that turned the tide on tobacco - from smoke-filled pubs and clubs, cigarettes during restaurant meals and lighting up on trains
4 months, 1 week ago

How Britain looked before 2007 ban on smoking in enclosed public places that turned the tide on tobacco - from smoke-filled pubs and clubs, cigarettes during restaurant meals and lighting up on trains

Daily Mail  

A little under 20 years ago it was quite normal to be greeted by a cloud of haze and the unmistakable smell of cigarettes as you stepped into a smoke-filled room. Two people have a final smoke at The Woods late-night bar in Bristol just before 6am on June 1, 2007 which is when the indoor smoking ban was brought …

Furious backlash hits Labour's 'nanny state' outdoor smoking ban plans
4 months, 1 week ago

Furious backlash hits Labour's 'nanny state' outdoor smoking ban plans

Daily Mail  

Sir Keir Starmer has faced a furious backlash after it was revealed he is plotting an outdoor smoking ban that would bar Britons from lighting up in pub gardens, near football grounds and even outside nightclubs. Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health president, Professor Steve Turner, said: 'This is a major milestone towards realising the government's ambition to raise …

Labour backlash over Starmer smoking ban
4 months, 1 week ago

Labour backlash over Starmer smoking ban

The Telegraph  

Sir Keir Starmer is facing a Labour backlash over plans to outlaw smoking in pub beer gardens amid warnings that it will force more pubs to close. The Prime Minister has confirmed that he is looking at extending the smoking ban to outdoor areas, which would also include sports stadiums and parks. Business leaders also hit out at the “nuts” …

Starmer plots OUTDOOR smoking ban: Leaked plans reveal PM's aim to stop people lighting up in pub gardens, near football grounds and in children's parks - sparking fears for hospitality sector and 'na
4 months, 1 week ago

Starmer plots OUTDOOR smoking ban: Leaked plans reveal PM's aim to stop people lighting up in pub gardens, near football grounds and in children's parks - sparking fears for hospitality sector and 'na

Daily Mail  

Smoking is set to be banned in pub gardens, a leaked report has revealed - as well as outside football grounds and in children's parks. Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick said: 'The last thing this country needs is thousands more pubs closing' Fellow contender Priti Patel - a former tobacco lobbyist - raged against 'nanny state regulation' It follows more …

UK smoking ban: How will it work and who will be affected?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

UK smoking ban: How will it work and who will be affected?

The Independent  

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Government told ‘no time to waste’ reviving smoking ban legislation
6 months ago

Government told ‘no time to waste’ reviving smoking ban legislation

The Independent  

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Rishi's anti-smoking Bill runs out of time due to snap election
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rishi's anti-smoking Bill runs out of time due to snap election

Daily Mail  

Rishi Sunak's flagship anti-smoking legislation will be lost as a result of the snap election. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill – which was backed by Labour but divided Conservative MPs – was left out of a list of legislation to be passed by the time Parliament prorogues today. Commons leader Penny Mordaunt insisted the legislation – which would prohibit anyone …

UK Proposes Legislation to Gradually Eliminate Smoking Tobacco and Vaping
8 months, 1 week ago

UK Proposes Legislation to Gradually Eliminate Smoking Tobacco and Vaping

Live Law  

The British government's plan for a landmark ban on smoking and vaping, spearheaded by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, has achieved a significant milestone as it passed its inaugural test in Parliament. Despite encountering significant resistance, notably from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's own Conservative Party, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill has cleared its first hurdle. 2043 Target The 2043 target outlined …

Smoking ban will save NHS and stop it ‘swallowing economy’, says David Davis
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Smoking ban will save NHS and stop it ‘swallowing economy’, says David Davis

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban will save the NHS and prevent it from swallowing “the entire economy”, a former cabinet minister has said. Sir David Davis, a civil liberties campaigner, said the proposals – opposed by dozens of Conservative MPs in a Commons vote this week – would prevent tens of thousands of premature deaths. But in an interview with BBC …

A ban on cigarettes is the last thing we need right now
8 months, 3 weeks ago

A ban on cigarettes is the last thing we need right now

The Independent  

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Watch as Sunak faces Starmer in PMQs after forcing through bill for smoking ban
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch as Sunak faces Starmer in PMQs after forcing through bill for smoking ban

The Independent  

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Congratulations on the smoking ban, Rishi, but it won’t do you any favours
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Congratulations on the smoking ban, Rishi, but it won’t do you any favours

The Independent  

I think Rishi Sunak did the right thing for the country by bringing in a bill to raise the legal age for buying tobacco. As Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer, put it: “This is a product which is designed to take your choice away from you.” Sunak offered his MPs a free vote in an attempt to dilute the …

UK set to ban tobacco sales for a ‘smoke-free’ generation. Will it work?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

UK set to ban tobacco sales for a ‘smoke-free’ generation. Will it work?

Al Jazeera  

The UK’s smoking ban aims to phase out sales of tobacco, which is one of the main causes of cancer deaths in Britain. Parliament approved the government’s “historic” plans to create a “smoke-free” generation on Tuesday in a bid to reduce the number of people dying from smoking-related diseases, a big burden on the country’s publicly funded National Health Service. …

UK PM Rishi Sunak faces resistance over his smoking ban plans
8 months, 3 weeks ago

UK PM Rishi Sunak faces resistance over his smoking ban plans

Hindustan Times  

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces very vocal resistance against his plans to effectively ban smoking for anyone aged 15 and younger as a new bill comes up for a vote in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak The British Indian leader proposed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill last year and declared his vision for …

Whitty: Arguments against plan to ban youngsters from smoking ‘surprising’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Whitty: Arguments against plan to ban youngsters from smoking ‘surprising’

The Independent  

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UK lawmakers back landmark 'smoke-free generation' bill
8 months, 3 weeks ago

UK lawmakers back landmark 'smoke-free generation' bill

Associated Press  

LONDON — 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. Authorities say it will create modern Britain’s “first smoke-free generation.” Under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, children turning 15 this year …

Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban risks making it cool again, Tory MP claims
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban risks making it cool again, Tory MP claims

The Independent  

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Sunak faces Tory revolt as MPs debate flagship ‘smokefree generation’ plan
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sunak faces Tory revolt as MPs debate flagship ‘smokefree generation’ plan

The Independent  

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New Zealand repeals world-first smoking ban passed by Jacinda Ardern
10 months, 1 week ago

New Zealand repeals world-first smoking ban passed by Jacinda Ardern

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Mapped: Areas in the UK with the most smokers as plans for generational ban unveiled
1 year, 1 month ago

Mapped: Areas in the UK with the most smokers as plans for generational ban unveiled

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New Zealand leader plans to ban cellphone use in schools and end tobacco controls in first 100 days
1 year, 1 month ago

New Zealand leader plans to ban cellphone use in schools and end tobacco controls in first 100 days

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New Zealand to repeal historic generational smoking ban in move slammed by health experts
1 year, 1 month ago

New Zealand to repeal historic generational smoking ban in move slammed by health experts

The Independent  

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New Zealand reverses generational ban on smoking, a "major loss for public health," advocates say
1 year, 1 month ago

New Zealand reverses generational ban on smoking, a "major loss for public health," advocates say

Salon  

Tobacco's popularity has long been a scourge of public health advocates, from the idea that smoking is "cool" to Big Tobacco spreading pseudoscience. Now public health advocates in New Zealand are grappling with a new headache: The reversal of a law intended to phase out tobacco use among young people. The law — which created a steadily rising smoking age …

Rishi Sunak goes it alone on smoking as New Zealand ditches nanny state cigarette ban
1 year, 1 month ago

Rishi Sunak goes it alone on smoking as New Zealand ditches nanny state cigarette ban

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak is facing fresh demands to axe his “nanny state” smoking ban after the flagship policy that it followed was torn up by the New Zealand government. But Conservative MPs urged him to change course after New Zealand’s recently elected coalition government tore up the country’s own proposals to prohibit anyone born after 2008 from ever buying tobacco. Christopher …

Sunak says he has never smoked but it is ‘irrelevant’ to proposed crackdown
1 year, 3 months ago

Sunak says he has never smoked but it is ‘irrelevant’ to proposed crackdown

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Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban is barmy, says Boris Johnson
1 year, 3 months ago

Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban is barmy, says Boris Johnson

The Telegraph  

Boris Johnson has called Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban “barmy” and said the Government should “stop telling people what to do”. The former prime minister said it was time to roll back the “endless inflation in the size and role of the state” and asked: “Where does it end?” He warned that prohibiting the sale of cigarettes could open up new …

British prime minister proposes a decades-long scheme to gradually ban all cigarette sales
1 year, 3 months ago

British prime minister proposes a decades-long scheme to gradually ban all cigarette sales

LA Times  

For many under-18s in Britain, it’s a rite of passage: loitering outside the corner store, mustering the pluck to try to buy a package of cigarettes without their underage status being detected. Though the Conservative government was highly critical of former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Wednesday’s announcement appeared to signal a turning tide. Dr. Ayesha Verrall, New Zealand’s …

Smoking plan ‘biggest public health intervention in a generation’, says Sunak
1 year, 3 months ago

Smoking plan ‘biggest public health intervention in a generation’, says Sunak

The Independent  

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'Age at which...': Britain proposes ban on cigarettes for younger generations
1 year, 3 months ago

'Age at which...': Britain proposes ban on cigarettes for younger generations

India Today  

Britain's government on Wednesday proposed banning younger generations from ever buying cigarettes, a move that would give the country some of the world's toughest smoking rules and hurt the sales of major tobacco firms. If passed into law, the smoking age would rise by one year every year, potentially phasing out smoking among young people almost completely as soon as …

Sunak announces crackdown on smoking
1 year, 3 months ago

Sunak announces crackdown on smoking

The Independent  

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UK prime minister wants to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes in England so eventually no one can
1 year, 3 months ago

UK prime minister wants to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes in England so eventually no one can

Associated Press  

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday proposed raising the legal age that people in England can buy cigarettes by one year, every year until it is eventually illegal for the whole population and smoking will hopefully be phased out among young people. Setting out his plan at the annual Conservative Party conference, Sunak said he wanted to …

Liz Truss to vote against Sunak’s ‘illiberal anti-conservative’ smoking ban
1 year, 3 months ago

Liz Truss to vote against Sunak’s ‘illiberal anti-conservative’ smoking ban

The Telegraph  

The measure was proposed for the UK in a review published last year, which had been commissioned by then health secretary Sajid Javid. However, the Prime Minister came under attack from Tory MPs, who said the idea was “ludicrous” and “completely unenforceable” while civil liberties campaigners said it was “illiberal” and “unconservative”. Downing Street could not specify when a free …

Poorest people in England ‘will not be smoke-free until after 2050’
1 year, 3 months ago

Poorest people in England ‘will not be smoke-free until after 2050’

The Independent  

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Sunak considering total ban on cigarettes for future generations
1 year, 3 months ago

Sunak considering total ban on cigarettes for future generations

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak is considering effectively banning smoking for future generations by gradually raising the age at which people can buy cigarettes. Mr Sunak is weighing up a similar set of measures for Britain, The Guardian reported, which would effectively ban anyone born on or after Jan 1 from ever buying cigarettes. ‘Curious’ how it will work out Speaking to the …

Ban is best way to stop cigarette filter menace: minister
1 year, 8 months ago

Ban is best way to stop cigarette filter menace: minister

Dutch News  

The best way of preventing cigarette filters from ending up in the environment is a ban, junior infrastructure minister Vivianne Heijnen has said in a briefing to MPs. Heijnen said that an outright ban has been shown to be the most effective option to achieve the government target of reducing the number of filters in litter by 70%. It could …

Labour would ban cigarette sales to stamp out smoking, says Wes Streeting
2 years ago

Labour would ban cigarette sales to stamp out smoking, says Wes Streeting

The Telegraph  

A Labour government could ban the sale of cigarettes in order to eradicate smoking by 2030, says the shadow health secretary. Wes Streeting said Labour would consult on banning the sale and purchase of cigarettes as part of a “radical” package of measures to stamp out smoking. He told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that the Government needed to …

New Zealand stubs out smoking, passing wide-ranging tobacco ban
2 years ago

New Zealand stubs out smoking, passing wide-ranging tobacco ban

Firstpost  

Under legislation passed by parliament Tuesday, cigarettes will be much weaker, more difficult to buy and permanently unavailable to anyone currently under 14 years old Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand will phase in a near-total tobacco ban from next year, prohibiting anyone born after 2008 from ever purchasing cigarettes and reducing the amount of nicotine in products sold in the …

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