Legal age to buy tobacco should be raised to make smoking obsolete – review

The review also stated that vapes should be promoted as an effective “swap to stop” tool to help people quit smoking

The minimum age for people to legally buy tobacco in England should be raised annually, a review has said (Jonathan Brady/PA)

The minimum age at which people can buy a tobacco product in England should be raised by a year annually until the point where no-one can buy them, a review has recommended.

The legal age of sale should rise from 18, at which it currently stands, the independent review by Dr Javed Khan said.