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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea and Ben Quinn

Kemi Badenoch to oppose smoking ban in blow to Sunak’s authority

Kemi Badenoch leaving Downing Street
Kemi Badenoch leaving Downing Street on 16 April. She said she could not support the ban as it would mean different rights for people born a day apart. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Kemi Badenoch has announced she is opposing Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban because it will mean “people born a day apart will have permanently different rights”.

In a blow to the prime minister’s authority, Badenoch published a statement before the vote saying she had “significant concerns” about the legislation.

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