'A 14-year-old today will never legally be sold a cigarette': UK to crackdown on smoking

Mr Sunak also said more must be done to “restrict the availability” of vapes to children

Rishi Sunak announced a crackdown on smoking in his conference speech (PA)

The legal age for buying tobacco should rise every year to stop youngsters taking up smoking, the UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has said as he also pledged to crack down on the sale of disposable vapes to children.

He said more must be done to “try and stop teenagers taking up cigarettes in the first place” as he set out plans to introduce a new law banning tobacco sales to anybody born on or after January 1 2009.