November 21, 2023 Charlie Minato International,  Regulations

Report: Pressure Builds to Exempt Cigars from Proposed U.K. Generational Smoking Ban

Last month, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled a proposal that would ban anyone born after Jan. 1, 2009 from ever purchasing tobacco in the United Kingdom. Crucially, he said that when it came time to vote, members of Parliament would be able to vote however they choose.

Now, some members from Sunak’s own party are allegedly pushing back on the plan unless cigars are exempt.

According to a report from The Sun, “a group of senior MPs” are pressuring the Department of Health to create an exemption for the sale of cigars. The Sun describes the number as a dozen. For context, there are 650 members of the House of Commons, 350 of which belong to the Conservative Party.

Currently, you must be at least 18-years-old to purchase tobacco products in the U.K.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

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