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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

UK smoking ban risks breaching post-Brexit deal, ex-Tory justice secretary warns

The UK is set to become a smoke free country - (REUTERS)

Keir Starmer’s flagship smoking ban risks breaching a key post-Brexit deal with the European Union and is “heading straight for the courts”, a former Tory justice secretary has warned.

Robert Buckland says he was initially supportive of the plans, which will see Britain ban smoking for an entire generation.

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