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Ministers and ex-ministers – some seen as having leadership ambitions – who voted against the bill include Badenoch and Braverman

Prospective contenders Badenoch, Braverman, Jenrick and Mordaunt abstained or voted against the ban

Rishi Sunak’s authority suffers blow as several Conservatives vote against bill, which clears first Commons hurdle with 383 votes to 67

Business secretary speaks out as Penny Mordaunt and other ministers waver over support

Victims minister Laura Farris hits back after criticism by Liz Truss of Rishi Sunak’s legislation aiming to prevent anyone born after 2008 from buying tobacco

Exclusive: England’s chief medical officer says tobacco industry is the ‘one gainer from the death and disease’ caused by its products

A rather grand lady told me once how her generation before the war used to make smoking particularly seductive: you inhaled and then gracefully exhaled down the length of your arm before finishing blowing upwards. It sounds tricky, but with the right vamp in the right ambience I think it…

Tactics include proposals to raise smoking age to avoid outright ban, and exemptions for cigars, says Cancer Research UK chief

I asked grilling experts how much I should spend on a grill, and they gave me advice for every type – whether you want a kamado or a smoker