{"id":8426,"date":"2024-04-16T15:01:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T12:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=8426"},"modified":"2024-04-16T15:01:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T12:01:19","slug":"british-mps-to-vote-on-smoking-ban-for-younger-generations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=8426","title":{"rendered":"British MPs to vote on smoking ban for younger generations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/british-mps-to-vote-on-smoking-ban-for-younger-generations.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>British lawmakers will vote on Tuesday on moves by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ban anyone aged 15 and under from ever buying cigarettes.<br \/>\nThough expected to be approved, Sunak\u2019s plan to impose some of the world\u2019s strictest anti-smoking rules has angered some members of his governing Conservative Party including former prime ministers Liz Truss and Boris Johnson, who say the state should not interfere in how people live their lives.<br \/>\nLawmakers will be given a so-called free vote on the bill, meaning they do not have to vote along party lines. A similar law in New Zealand was scrapped this year by the new coalition government before the legislation went into force.<br \/>\nA large Conservative rebellion would be another blow for Sunak, who has already faced criticism in his party over issues ranging from climate change to defence policy.<br \/>\nThe legislation is one of Sunak\u2019s flagship policies before an election later this year which opinion polls suggest the opposition Labour Party will win.<br \/>\nThe Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to prevent children born since 2009 from ever being able to legally buy tobacco, rather than criminalising the habit.<br \/>\nSunak has said it will tackle \u201cthe single biggest entirely preventable cause of ill-health, disability and death\u201d.<br \/>\nThere is strong support for the move from medical and healthcare experts and charities, who say smoking causes 80,000 deaths every year plus many more smoking-related illnesses.<br \/>\nBut Conservative lawmaker Simon Clarke told BBC radio that a ban could be counterproductive.<br \/>\n\u201cI think, it actually risks making smoking cooler. It certainly risks creating a black market and it also risks creating a unmanageable challenge for the authorities,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nDespite such criticism, the legislation is widely expected to pass, with Labour suggesting it will support the measure. 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