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Much has been spoken about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill and the potential threat to vaping it posed. With vapers being mobilised by consumer advocates and experts writing to ministers, it seemed that nobody was listening. But, at the eleventh hour, just as the committee was about to present its recommendations for the final changes – the Bill has been dropped due to the general election being called. We clear up what has happened and what to expect next.

As the 2024 General Election approaches in the UK, the future of vaping regulations and policies is a topic of significant interest among vapers, public health experts, and industry stakeholders. The outcome of the election could shape the landscape for vaping, impacting everything from regulation and taxation to public health campaigns and industry growth. Here’s a look at the potential implications for vapers in the UK.

Vape bans are failing, leading specialists have informed an Australian Senate Inquiry into Vaping, but that doesn’t mean they still aren’t present around the world. In the United Kingdom, we were presented with a raft of prohibitionist measures with the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, but matters have become altogether more serious as the Bill progressed to the committee stage.

The Government is introducing a range of measure to protect children from nicotine addiction. The media would have you believe that there is an “epidemic” of teen vaping, and some prohibitionists would like you to worry that 50% of children are sucking down vapour laden with lead and other heavy metals. But what is the true scale of the problem?