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MPs have recently voted to ban anyone in England born after 2009 from buying cigarettes, as part of the government's plan to achieve a smoke-free generation.
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Last week, the House of Commons voted in favour of the Prime Minister's plan to make it illegal for anyone born in 2009 or later to buy tobacco products in the UK.
Under the new law, the legal age for cigarette sales will increase by a year each year from 2027. This means people born from 2009 will never be able to legally buy cigarettes in the UK.