The legal smoking age in the UK could be raised to 21 as part of a "very radical" review.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid today refused to rule out raising the age to buy cigarettes from 18, telling the BBC: "It’s right that we look at radical ways to reduce smoking rates in this country."
A delayed review by Javed Khan, the former chief executive of Barnardo’s, will reportedly be released on Thursday.
