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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Will Durrant

MPs back plan to rid nation of ‘toy-like’ vapes which are ‘menace on streets’

MPs have backed a ban on disposable vapes (Jacob King/PA) - (PA Archive)

A minister has vowed to rid England of “toy-like” disposable vapes which have become “a menace on our streets”.

MPs backed plans to ban some vape products from June next year, which environment minister Mary Creagh warned have been linked to tyre explosions, chemicals in rivers and possibly a rise in young people using nicotine products.

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