Smoking ban: doctors hail landmark law to end ‘scourge’ of cigarettes

29 April 2026

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By Erin Dean and Ella Pickover, PA Media

Doctors have welcomed the arrival of the “landmark” UK law that will prevent children aged 17 or younger from ever legally buying cigarettes.

The Tobacco and Vapes Act, which is designed to stop this generation of children from ever taking up smoking, has gone through its final hurdle and been given royal assent, making it UK law.







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