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The UK is on the path to a smokefree generation.  


Under the new Tobacco and Vapes Act, the age of sale of tobacco in the UK will now start rising by one year each new year, making it illegal to ever sell tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. 

It’s a world-leading law, and one we’ve been calling for as part of our ongoing Smokefree UK campaign, but how will it work? And what does it mean for preventing cancer? 


In this episode, we find out more about the law from the Government’s Minister of Health and Prevention, Sharon Hodgson, MP. Dr Ian Walker, Cancer Research UK's executive director of policy, also joins to discuss why tackling tobacco is so important. 


What you’ll learn in this episode: 


More on the Tobacco and Vapes Act: 

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