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Industry warnings unheeded as MPs vote in favour of Tobacco and Vapes Bill

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The House of Commons voted by 383 to 67 in favour of the prime minister’s plan to make it illegal for anyone born in 2009 or later to buy tobacco products in the UK. Just 178 Tory MPs voted in favour of the Tobacco and…

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