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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Aletha Adu

Tories accused of inaction over UK drinking deaths - 10 years after alcohol strategy

A record number of Brits are dying from alcohol abuse because of a "decade of Tory inaction", an MP has claimed.

Labour ’s Dan Carden said lives could have been saved if the Conservatives had not axed plans for the minimum pricing of alcohol.

Ten years ago today, David Cameron launched the Tories 'Alcohol Strategy' which aimed to cut the number of heavy drinkers and ease the burden on the NHS.

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