Government ‘will miss its target to make England smoke-free by 2030’

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The Government will miss its target to make England smoke-free by 2030 unless it takes further action, leading medics have said.

In an open letter to the Prime Minister and Health Secretary Sajid Javid, experts said that “despite acknowledging that it would be extremely challenging”, there is still no sign to date of the “bold action the Government promised to deliver this crucial public health objective.”

Christopher Snowden, head of lifestyle economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs, rejects suggestions of making England a smoke-free nation: “Nothing good comes of it health-wise. A lot of good comes from it in terms of personal hobby… I got plenty of benefit from it.”

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