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United Kingdom: British MPs adopt radical tobacco law
United Kingdom: British MPs adopt radical tobacco law
(France 2)
In the United Kingdom, MPs in the House of Commons voted on Tuesday April 16 in favor of a bill which, if finally adopted, would make the sale of tobacco to those aged 15 illegal for life. or less currently.
Will young Britons never be able to buy a cigarette? The government wants to ban the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2009, that is to say young people currently aged 15 and under. The bill was adopted by British MPs on Tuesday April 16. Those interested are divided. “It’s very bad for the lungs, it’s a good thing to ban it”, estimates one of them. Form a tobacco-free generation: in this country which has half as many smokers as in France, 70% of British people would be in favor, according to a survey cited by the government.
A politics that divides
“There are many public health laws, like the one that regulates the amount of sugar and fat in certain products, and people don’t worry about that”, assures a passerby. This anti-smoking policy, launched in the fall by the conservative Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, not only surprised but also divided the political class, even within his own camp.
