Over 1,200 health leaders call for swift passage of UK tobacco and vapes bill
The Guardian
Over 1,200 health leaders urged swift parliamentary passage of the UK's tobacco and vapes bill to protect future generations.Summary
More than 1,200 public health leaders, including doctors and nurses, signed a cross-party letter demanding the swift passage of the UK's tobacco and vapes bill, calling the measures "gamechanging" and too important to be delayed. The bill aims to make it illegal for anyone born on or after January 1, 2009, to ever legally buy tobacco, and it includes powers to restrict e-cigarette packaging, marketing, and flavors. Health advocates emphasize the urgency, noting that tobacco addiction shortens lives, while tobacco groups have threatened legal action and lobbied against the proposed generational ban. The scrutiny of the bill by the House of Lords is set to begin, following a six-month gap since its second reading.
(Source：The Guardian)
