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Smoking has long been taken for granted, even in Britain. But the party of cigar lover Winston Churchill wants to abolish smoking. The government in London wants to better protect society and is now taking a far-reaching step. It wants to prohibit future generations from legally purchasing tobacco products.
On Tuesday evening, the House of Commons voted 383 to 67 in favor of a bill to do just that. However, the government of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced considerable opposition from within his own party. However, it received support from the opposition.

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00:00 Chris Whitty, UK Chief Medical Officer
00:25 British lawmakers back plans to ban smoking
01:21 Charlotte Chelsom-Pill, DW Correspondent

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