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    Smoking ban UK: What does the new bill do as MPs to vote on banning tobacco for generation alpha?

    by Albert Toth Apr 16, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    MPs will vote on a landmark smoking bill on Tuesday which the government says will create the UK’s first “smokefree generation”.

    First announced in the King’s speech last November, the controversial bill is expected to pass through Commons today as Labour throws their weight behind it. But not without opposition.

    As many as 50 to 100 Conservative MPs are speculated to be considering voting against the Rishi Sunak’s bill. However, members have been given a free vote by

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