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Bombshell or slow burn Big story: Tobacco and vape bans

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It was a watershed moment. The passing of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill in Westminster last month (April) will mean anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 will never legally be able to buy cigarettes. In the words of shadow health minister Wes Streeting,…

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