Health leaders hail Labour’s plans to phase out smoking as ‘game changing’

Modernisation of mental health laws also among raft of bills experts say will improve health of future generations

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The government’s plans to introduce the world’s first smoking ban, halt sales of energy drinks to children and modernise mental health laws are “game changing” and will save thousands of lives, health leaders have said.

Labour will also impose restrictions on the sale and marketing of vapes to children and launch a crackdown on junk food advertising in a drive to improve the health of future generations.