Are you a smoker? British Prime Minister's shocking news..!?

Sowmiya Sriram
Are you a smoker? british Prime Minister's shocking news..!?
Smoking has bad effects on the body. Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung disease, diabetes, etc. tuberculosis not only causes certain types of eye disease but also increases the risk of developing problems with the immune system.
Dangers of Smoking:
Studies show that smoking accounts for 30 percent of all cancer deaths worldwide. 80 percent of lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking. Various countries are taking various measures to control such deadly smoking. In that regard, a law was passed in new zealand last year. Accordingly, it was banned to sell cigarettes to anyone born after 2008. As a result, action has been taken in britain as well. british Prime minister Rishi Sunak is reportedly planning to raise the legal smoking age. The legal smoking age is said to be raised once a year. With this, the next generation of youth will not have access to cigarettes.
Is smoking banned in Britain?
However, the british parliament has to approve this. For this, a free voting system is going to be conducted in the Parliament. That is, there is no need to follow the party whip order. All Members of parliament will be allowed to vote according to their conscience. Speaking at the Conservative party Conference in Manchester yesterday, he said that the smoking age will be raised once a year. This means that cigarettes will no longer be legally sold to a 14-year-old boy. A free vote will be introduced and a referendum will be held.
Therefore, politicians must make their decisions according to their conscience. Smoking puts a heavy strain on Britain's National health Service. For this, 17 billion euros are spent annually. Shares in Britain's top cigarette seller Imperial Brand fell 4.3 percent. Shares in british American Tobacco, which sells most cigarettes outside britain, fell 1.9 percent. The legal smoking age in britain is currently set at 18. Due to the action taken by the british government, tobacco companies are planning to bring nicotine as an alternative to smoking.

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