We understand the government wants to stop smoking in the UK. However, as it stands, the Bill is likely to drive more customers to illicit cigarettes and illegal vapes instead, taking away our sales and giving them straight to criminals.

And it’s not only our stores that are in danger, but our health and wellbeing too. Abuse of convenience store workers is at an all-time high. A future where we’ll need to ask customers well into adulthood for I.D. will only make this worse.

It’s time to send a letter to Peter Kyle MP, Secretary of State for Business & Trade.