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Sunak proposes raising smoking age every year to create 'smoke-free' generation (news.sky.com)

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[-] SecretSauce@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I loathe Sunak, his political party and their ideals... but this is pretty good actually Maybe he'll manage to do a single worthwhile thing

[-] losttourist@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

How is this supposed to be enforced? In a decade's time are shopkeepers going to have to challenge anyone buying a packet of fags who looks under 28? And then later it'll be "sorry mate, can you prove you're 44?" and so on.

[-] Chozo@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I think you answered your own question.

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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 4 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Addressing the annual Tory party conference today, Mr Sunak also promised to restrict the availability of vapes under plans to "put the next generation first".

Read More:Rishi Sunak confirms northern leg from Birmingham to Manchester will be scrappedSunak says nobody wants an election - the truth is he can't risk one | Beth Rigby

Ministers have faced repeated calls to ban vapes to help protect children and reduce the significant environmental impact of the single-use products.

It commissioned a review, published last June and led by Dr Javed Khan, which made a series of recommendations, including increasing the legal age for buying tobacco.

Cancer Research UK's chief executive Michelle Mitchell said: "Raising the age of sale on tobacco products is a critical step on the road to creating the first ever smoke-free generation."

"Future generations of adults who are considered old enough to vote, pay taxes, drive a car and drink alcohol are going to be treated like children and denied the right to buy a product that can be purchased legally by people a year older than them."

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