Campaigners have urged MPs to reject plans to ban the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to future generations of adults.

Increasing the tax on tobacco above inflation will drive even more smokers to the black market, fuelling illicit trade, and hurting legitimate retailers.

BUDGET 2025: Campaigners have slammed the announcement of a €1 increase on the excise duty on a packet of 20 cigarettes, and a pro-rata increase on other tobacco products. The increase will push the cost of a pack of 20 cigarettes in the most popular price category...

According to the Sun, the government is ‘plotting to drastically extend the indoor smoking ban to a raft of outdoor locations’ including pub gardens, small parks, and outside restaurants.

Smokers’ rights campaigners have urged MPs to reject the Government’s plan to ban the sale of tobacco to future generations of adults in the UK.

Smokers' rights campaigners have criticised the Chancellor after it was announced that the government will introduce excise duty on vaping products from October 2026, with a concurrent "one-off" increase in tobacco duty that could add 40p to the price of a pack of 20...

A new poll for Forest has found that almost two thirds (64%) of adults in Britain say that when people are 18 and legally an adult they should be allowed to purchase cigarettes and other tobacco products. The survey, conducted by Yonder Consulting, found that 64% of...