Tobacco and Vapes Bill ‘Risks Breaking International Law’

Former Tory Justice Minister Robert Buckland has intervened today to claim the Tobacco and Vapes Bill risks breaking international law and unravelling the Windsor Framework. Buckland previously supported the Bill in principle, but has said the legislation is “constitutionally incoherent” and “legally indefensible”…

The crux of the issue is a clash with the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive, which applies to Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework.[…] Read the rest