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Labour's Ayesha Verrall unveils new bill designed to crack down on tobacco lobbying

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 8 May 2025, 4:58pm
 Photo / Mark Mitchell
Photo / Mark Mitchell

Labour's Ayesha Verrall unveils new bill designed to crack down on tobacco lobbying

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 8 May 2025, 4:58pm

Labour's Ayesha Verrall says tobacco's unique harm is why industry links to Government need tighter checks. 

She's put forward a Members' Bill designed to ban any linked people working on tobacco policy. 

Labour hopes it'll have cross-party support.

Verrall says other products, like vaping, don't need such strong restrictions - but tobacco's incredibly deadly.

"It kills half the people that use it - we don't have other products like that. So that's why we need this specific focus on tobacco."

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