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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Rishi Sunak to ignore independent advice and ban laughing gas in UK

Discarded cans of nitrous oxide
Discarded cans of nitrous oxide. Banning it will reduce drug taking in parks, said Michael Gove. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

The sale of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, to the public will be banned and the police will be given enhanced drug-testing powers as part of Rishi Sunak’s attempt to crack down on antisocial behaviour “with urgency”.

The levelling up secretary, Michael Gove, said the proposals would stop parks being turned into drug-taking arenas, and would help ministers stamp out antisocial behaviour.

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