Gillian Merron

British politician (born 1959)

Gillian Joanna Merron, Baroness Merron is a British politician and life peer serving as Chief Executive of the Board of Deputies of British Jews since 2014. A member of the Labour Party, she has been serving as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health since 2024. She served as the shadow spokesperson for Health and Social Care from 2021 to 2024. She was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincoln from 1997 till 2010 and held several ministerial offices in the Blair and Brown governments.

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UK Bans Cigarettes for Youth

Britain passes a world-first law that will effectively ban smoking for future generations by permanently raising the legal purchase age.

UK passes bill that will eventually ban cigarette purchases ABC News — Apr 23, 04:12 AM
UK Parliament passes bill that will ban cigarette purchases for younger generations PBS — Apr 23, 00:26 AM
UK passes bill that will eventually ban cigarette purchases ABC News — Apr 23, 04:12 AM
UK bans cigarette purchases for people born after 2008 📹 Global News — Apr 22, 23:11 PM
U.K. moves towards lifetime smoking ban for anyone born after 2008 📹 CTV News — Apr 22, 23:02 PM
UK Approves Lifelong Ban on Smoking for People Born After 2008 Gizmodo — Apr 22, 18:40 PM
UK agrees ban on cigarette sales for people born after 2008 IOL — Apr 23, 08:39 AM
UK passes bill to ban cigarette sales to those born after 2008 Scripps News — Apr 22, 15:35 PM
Final Five: OHL Eastern Conference playoff preview and stopping children from buying cigarettes 📹 CTV News — Apr 22, 22:12 PM
UK passes bill banning people born after 2008 from ever buying tobacco Washington Examiner — Apr 22, 15:11 PM
U.K. to ban cigarettes sales for those born after 2008. Could Canada do the same? CTV News — Apr 22, 22:25 PM
UK passes bill to ban cigarette purchases for anyone born after 2008 AP News — Apr 22, 14:03 PM
The U.K. just banned smoking for life for youth. Should Canada do the same? Global News — Apr 22, 20:07 PM
U.K. bans smoking for people born after 2008 The Globe and Mail — Apr 22, 16:15 PM
UK passes bill that will eventually ban cigarette purchases The Independent — Apr 22, 14:56 PM
UK approves lifetime smoking ban for today's under-18s 📹 Reuters — Apr 22, 15:32 PM
UK passes bill that will eventually ban cigarette purchases ABC News — Apr 22, 14:40 PM
'This is not a magic bullet': U.K. imposes lifetime smoking ban for people born after 2008 📹 CTV News — Apr 22, 20:40 PM
Smoking ban for people born after 2008 is on the cusp of becoming law in the UK Scientific American — Apr 22, 14:45 PM
UK smoking ban explained from vape rules to 'black market' and New Zealand u-turn Mirror — Apr 22, 16:20 PM