UK parliament to debate world's first 'smoke-free generation' bill

A new UK-wide law aimed at creating the first "smoke-free generation" will on Tuesday be introduced in parliament, as part of a world-leading ban.

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A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's main opposition Conservative Party's acting Leader Rishi Sunak reacting after the presentation of the annual budget statement by Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, in the House of Commons, in London, on October 30, 2024. -- Photo: UK Parliament / AFP

2024-11-05 16:12:50

A new UK-wide law aimed at creating the first "smoke-free generation" will on Tuesday be introduced in parliament, as part of a world-leading ban.

The proposals come after New Zealand revoked plans to introduce a so-called "generational smoking ban" that would have stopped sales of tobacco to anyone born after 2008.

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