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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Atkinson

Plans to raise legal smoking age in UK to 21 could be unveiled by government

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Radical plans to raise the legal smoking age in the UK to 21 as part of a review backed by the health secretary could be unveiled before the end of this week, reports say.

The review is expected to arrive on Thursday in a bid to slash the number of smokers in Britain to 5 per cent by 2030.

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