Health
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Rate for better-off 18 to 45s rose from 12% to 15% but fell 24% for working class women while proportion of male smokers was stable
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MPs voted this week to ban anyone aged 15 or younger in 2024 from buying cigarettes. If the legislation passes and is enacted, it would be a world first. Ben Quinn reportsPodcast
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Ministers and ex-ministers – some seen as having leadership ambitions – who voted against the bill include Badenoch and Braverman
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Rishi Sunak’s authority suffers blow as several Conservatives vote against bill, which clears first Commons hurdle with 383 votes to 67
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Rishi Sunak suffers blow to his authority as 57 of his own MPs vote against his plan and over 100 abstain
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Health leaders have welcomed plan to create smoke-free generation – but PM is facing trouble from some Tory MPs
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