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Conservative Party conference explained: John Rentoul answers your questions

Our chief political correspondent John Rentoul answers your questions on HS2, the smoking ban and what’s next for the Conservatives following Rishi Sunak’s first keynote speech as party leader

The Independent UK

Where are the UK’s smoking hotspots? Rishi Sunak pledges to phase out tobacco

A total ban of tobacco smoking is set to be introduced incrementally in the UK, with those aged 14 or under never allowed to buy cigarettes under proposals

Evening Standard

Music studio door painted with smoking teddy bear artwork to be sold at auction

The teddy bear wearing a suit was painted on the door to make it more easily identifiable.

The Independent UK

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Map reveals UK’s smoking hotspots - find out where your area ranks

Official figures show the number of people who smoke in the UK has been steadily declining over the past few decades

The Independent UK

Debunked: No, that ‘University of Kentucky’ photo of Rishi Sunak isn’t photoshopped

Why has a University of Kentucky jumper ignited a photoshop conspiracy?

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson’s former food tsar attacks Sunak’s smoking ban: ‘Odd to prioritise cigarettes over fast food’

Exclusive: Henry Dimbleby says smoking is ‘far less’ of a health issue than a poor diet, as he calls on the prime minister to act

The Independent UK

How to talk to kids about cigarettes and vapes, following Rishi Sunak’s smoke-free generation plans

The government planning to crackdown on smoking and vaping in the UK once and for all.

The Independent UK

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What are the current smoking rules? As the UK marks No Smoking Day 2025

The annual awareness day aims to help people kick the habit

Evening Standard

How will the proposed crackdown on smoking work?

It is hoped it will prevent tens of thousands of deaths and save the NHS billions of pounds.

The Independent UK

Tetchy Rishi Sunak defends smoking ban and HS2 U-turn

The prime minister said smoking is ‘unequivocally the single biggest preventable cause of death, disability and illness in our society’

The Independent UK

Ban smoking for next generation to ‘keep pace’ with UK and NZ, advocates tell Australian government

Mark Butler says those countries have ‘responded to specific tactics of Big Tobacco’ and Australia will monitor impact of the policies with ‘interest’

The Guardian - AU

Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election - live: Polls to close in vote to replace shamed MP

Former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier was ousted from the Rutherglen and West Hamilton seat in August

The Independent UK

UK smoking ban: How will it work and who will be affected?

Proposed ban would make it illegal for the next generation to ever buy cigarettes

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak To Ban Cigarettes for Brits

The U.K.’s “conservative” prime minister wants to prohibit people born in 2009 and later from buying cigarettes—forever.

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The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s Tory conference speech goes up in smoke as David Cameron and Liz Truss attack key plans

Former PMs lead open revolt against Sunak over plans to scrap HS2 northern leg and ban smoking for next generation

The Independent UK

Ask John Rentoul anything about Tory Party conference revelations – from HS2 to smoking bans

The Independent’s chief political commentator John Rentoul will be taking your questions on the fallout from the Conservative Party conference

The Guardian - UK

Health charities welcome Sunak’s plan to curb smoking in England

PM’s plan to gradually increase age at which people can buy cigarettes described as ‘incredibly positive step forward’

The Independent UK

Sunak plans to raise the legal smoking age in England each year until it applies to whole population

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has proposed raising the legal age that people in England can buy cigarettes by one year each year until it applies to the whole population

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The Independent UK

UK smoking ban: How will it work and who will be affected?

Proposed ban would make it illegal for the next generation to ever buy cigarettes

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak: 14-year-olds will NEVER buy a cigarette with new anti-smoking plans

THE legal age for buying tobacco should rise every year, the Prime Minister has said as he announced new proposals to crack down on smoking.

The Independent UK

Key takeaways from Rishi Sunak’s Tory conference speech - HS2, smoking ban and A-levels axe

PM was hoping to brush off days of party infighting and speculation about the future of HS2 with a pitch to fix Britain’s ‘broken’ politics

The Guardian - UK

Vaping and de-nicotinisation: what UK can learn from New Zealand’s smoking crackdown

Plan to ban next generation from buying cigarettes has received praise from health experts - but opposition from convenience store owners

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak to raise smoking age every year as part of new crackdown

Anyone aged 14 or younger now will never legally be sold a cigarette in their lifetimes under plans

Evening Standard

David Cameron slams Rishi Sunak for scrapping HS2 Northern leg in rare intervention

Boris Johnson also said he agrees with David Cameron’s criticism of the Tory leader

The Independent UK

Sunak announces crackdown on smoking

The Prime Minister said more must be done to ‘try and stop teenagers taking up cigarettes in the first place’.

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