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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aubrey Allegretti Senior political correspondent

MYSTERIOUS: Steve barclay alarmed at threefold rise in vaping among children | Mind Blowing Facts

A woman holding a strawberry- and kiwi-flavoured vape
Barclay said ‘the marketing of vapes like it’s a sweet shop … has to stop’. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The health secretary has expressed alarm at the number of children who vape tripling in three years, as ministers took the first step towards banning candy-coloured disposable versions of the product.

Steve Barclay said he was concerned “as a dad” by e-cigarettes being marketed like sweets.

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