MPs want to raise the smoking age and make it more expensive
The legal age to buy cigarettes should be raised from 18 to 21, a group of MPs and peers has said.
The parliamentarians also say taxes should be raised on cigarettes to make them more expensive and put people off - helping to create a ‘smoke-free’ generation.
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health said are also calling on big tobacco companies to be charged for the impact they have on society - with the millions raised going to stop-smoking initiatives.
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Hide AdIts chairman, the Conservative MP Bob Blackman, said: "Smoking remains the leading cause of premature death and health inequalities.