As well as preventing cancer, the new legislation will prevent a range of diseases inc stillbirths, 🫁 disease, ❤️disease, stroke & dementia.
💷It will also save society ££ billions every yr through ⬇️ healthcare & social care costs &⬆️ productivity.
#smokefreegeneration
We’re really proud our Fresh #SmokingSurvivors TV ad was used to reach millions of people who smoke across England. A huge thanks to Sue – there are so many real stories of harm from smoking in our local communities - they can motivate quits and save lives 🙏 #Smokefreegeneration
2/ It’s not too late to ask your MP to vote in favour, using our quick and easy email form.
Let’s make history. Together, we can help make a #SmokefreeGeneration a reality. bit.ly/SupportSmokefr…
Riddle me this 🤔
If there was one thing your MP could vote for, which, if implemented will prevent thousands of deaths, cost the taxpayer nothing, reduce health inequalities..
Ask your MP to vote in support of a #SmokefreeGeneration and leave a legacy we can all be proud of 👇
'It's a habit that will eventually kill you'
Ex-smoker Niki suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a lung condition that causes breathing difficulties.
She welcomes government plans on creating a #SmokefreeGeneration to protect children from the harms of smoking.
Early next week, MPs will vote on legislation to raise the age of sale of tobacco.
Please ask your MP to support this legislation - it is really easy and takes two minutes - link below 👇
#SmokefreeUK #SmokefreeGeneration #LongerBetterLives
Great to speak this morn at ASH & Professor Chris Whitty webinar ahead of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill Second Reading on 16th
Want to know more? Today's recommended reading is the Smokefree Action Coalition briefing on the Bill
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Absolutely shocking. Or perhaps not.
Event with tobacco industry attendees & former PM Johnson speaking against proposed legislation that will help create a #SmokefreeGeneration
Tobacco is the biggest preventable cause of cancer & death in the UK, causing 125,000 deaths a year
🆕New polling shows that the majority of small retailers support the government’s #SmokefreeGeneration policy. Over half of all retailers in England and Wales support raising the age of sale one year every year; nearly double the proportion opposed.
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Delighted to hear Javed Khan OBE on LBC just now talking nothing but sense. It's an addiction. Good to see he wasn't distracted by the vape debate. 👏👏 #SmokefreeGeneration
Much thanks to Professor Chris Whitty chris myles kennedy Shaun Walsh Stuart Lines for sharing their thoughts ahead of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill second reading debate on 16th April. Tweet your MP and let them know that you back #smokefreegeneration
Smoking is the biggest cause of cancer in the world. Creating a #SmokefreeGeneration is supported by 3/4 of people in the NE – a huge appetite for a better future for our children free of tobacco addiction - hear what people are saying 🔽
I've emailed my MP to say that I support the Prime Minister's proposal to help create a #SmokefreeGeneration . Imagine the number of cancers and deaths we could prevent – for generations to come.
Join me in sharing your support. Let's make history, together #SmokefreeUK
Health campaigners support plans for a smokefree generation ahead of first vote in Parliament next week.
It's time to create a #smokefreegeneration
Read the latest here 🔽
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Important insights here. A majority of those who sell and those who use tobacco back legislation to phase out the sale of tobacco. More than two thirds of public overall back #smokefreegeneration
We won’t beat cancer through research alone
We need politicians to play their part too
Follow the thread below to email your MP -ask them to support the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on Tuesday
It’ll be the best 5 minutes you spend on on a Friday to help secure a #smokefreegeneration
Cancer waiting times: Latest updates & analysis from Cancer Research UK
Helping prevent ill health has to be key to reducing pressure on the NHS. It's why the Tobacco & Vapes Bill is such an important step in our drive to beat cancer #smokefreegeneration
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John Rentoul, chief political commentator for the Independent, discusses Boris Johnson’s recent comments on the #SmokefreeGeneration legislation. independent.co.uk/voices/rishi-s…