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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Rhiannon James

Chancellor’s vape tax increase will ‘hurt working people’, says Labour MP

Labour MP Mary Glindon has hit out at the vape liquid tax rise (Nick Ansell/PA) - (PA Wire)

A Labour MP has hit out at the Chancellor’s tax increase on vape liquid, warning it will discourage people from quitting smoking.

Mary Glindon argued the increase, which will occur in October 2026, is “unsustainably high” and will “hurt working people” who rely on vapes.

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