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Lord Strathcarron says he and an in-law ‘high up’ at British American Tobacco discussed bill, which he aims to weakenA member of the House of Lords who is trying to derail the generational ban on tobacco sales discussed the legislation with a family member who is “very high up” at British American Tobacco (BAT).Lord Strathcarron is proposing amendments that would scrap the central provision of the tobacco and vapes bill, originally proposed by Rishi Sunak’s government. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/26/uk-smoking-ban-lord-strathcarron-relative-british-american-tobacco Author : Rob Davies and Matthew Chapman Publish date : 2025-10-26 08:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Argentina is counting the cost of its turn to Javier Milei. Politicians from Donald Trump to Giorgia Meloni and Nigel Farage will be closely watching what happens next“Cambio, cambio.” Under the blazing sun, dozens of money changers are hawking US dollars along Florida Street, a bustling pedestrian strip in Buenos Aires. Known as arbolitos (“little trees”), they are thriving ahead of the 26 October midterm elections in a country long used to saving in the greenback.“The best time to buy is now,” says one arbolito, declining to give her name. “ went down a little but it is a fake-out

Former home affairs minister Bob Debus, who served in the Rudd government, throws his support behind Clairvaux in KatoombaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe state government has threatened to treat First Nations and environmental groups as trespassers if they continue to use a historic home in the Blue Mountains that was once an infamous “house of horrors” but was reclaimed as a community hub.But a former state and federal MP and stalwart of the Labor party has criticised the Minns government as “unethical” and “ignorant”, for enforcing