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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/13758125

Rishi Sunak suffers blow to his authority as 57 of his own MPs vote against his plan and over 100 abstain

Archived version: https://archive.ph/FWHhy

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I really think people are overreacting to this.

The ban is of tobacco products to people born after a certain date. They'll still be able to get nicotine products, like vapes. Kids are already moving to vapes and they're significantly less deadly (and crucially less of a burden on the NHS).

This policy just ensures the generation shift away from smoking tobacco. It's a good thing.