Tag: Smoking
MPs back plans for phased smoking ban
Getty ImagesMPs have backed plans to make it illegal for anyone currently aged 15 or younger to ever buy cigarettes in the UK. The idea was originally [...]
Plans to ban smoking outside hospitals and schools in England
Getty ImagesThe government has announced plans to make it illegal to smoke in children's playgrounds and outside schools and hospitals in England, wit [...]
Tory MP Esther McVey criticised for ‘repugnant’ smoking ban post
EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockConservative MP Esther McVey has been branded "repugnant" for using a poem about the Holocaust to criticise the government's p [...]
Hospitality and health leaders clash on outdoor smoking plan
Getty ImagesHealth experts have welcomed proposals for tougher regulations on outdoor smoking, but leading figures in the hospitality sector worry res [...]
A quick guide to smoking bans across the world
In 2004, Ireland was the first country to pass a "smoke-free law", according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The law banned smoking in workpla [...]
Starmer confirms smoking ban extension being considered
The PM said that more 80,000 people die each year due to smoking and these were “preventable deaths”.
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BBC – Proposed smoking ban will see death knell of pub
The Reform UK leader said that over taxing and over regulating tobacco sales would make smoking a criminal activity.
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Ministers consider tighter rules on smoking outdoors
Getty ImagesMinisters are considering tighter restrictions on smoking outdoors as part of a drive to phase out tobacco.As first reported by the Sun, s [...]
Ed Davey defends support for legalising cannabis and smoking ban
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has insisted his support for legalising cannabis is not "inconsistent" with backing a phased smoking ban. The gov [...]
Sunak ‘disappointed’ smoking ban bill did not get through
The PM said he "stepped up to do something that is bold" over his bid to phase out smoking. But the bill is one of those that will not get debated, or [...]
Rishi Sunak disappointed smoking ban will not become law
Announcing the election in Downing Street on Wednesday, the prime minister promised to "ensure that the next generation grows up smoke free". But spea [...]
Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban bill set to be shelved due to election
Under the government's plan, the age rises were not due to begin until 2027. It would not affect those who can currently buy cigarettes.But there are [...]
Casinos face shareholder votes over indoor smoking
A new strategy has emerged in the battle to ban smoking in casinos: the shareholder vote.Shareholders at Boyd Gaming, Bally's Entertainment and Caesar [...]
Chris Mason: Smoking ban represents a political legacy for PM
It has cross-party support but Tory opposition shows a 'fractious' party, says political editor Chris Mason.
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No liberty in addiction, says minister on smoking ban law
"When I was a junior doctor doing surgery I remember the tragedy of seeing people, whose legs had had to be cut off because of the smoking that had da [...]