British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced plans to eventually ban smoking by raising the legal age people can buy cigarettes by one year, every year.The prime minister said the change would “save more lives than any other decision we could take.”
Sunak said at the conference for his Conservative Party in Manchester on Wednesday that his MPs would be given a free vote on the new law.The proposal mirrors the move in New Zealand, which recently imposed a new law which means tobacco cannot ever be sold to anybody born on or after January 1, 2009.By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners.
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