Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched a furious attack on Rishi Sunak's plan to raise the age of buying tobacco by one year every year so young people can't buy cigarettes
The boss of British American Tobacco PLC has said a ban on disposable vapes in the UK will not be effective, claiming similar legislation overseas has not worked.
Last week, the government introduced.
The New Zealand government has announced its intention to revoke a groundbreaking law that would have prohibited tobacco sales for future generations, a move set to take effect from July.
Set to take effect from July, the toughest anti-tobacco rules in the world would have banned sales to those born after January 1, 2009, cut nicotine content in smoked tobacco products and reduced the number of tobacco retailers by more than 90 per cent.
New Zealand s announcement on the repealing of a stringent anti-tobacco law, sparks concerns about its impact on public health and the tobacco industry s profits. The decision is set to take effect in July 2024.