The long running saga over the introduction of plain tobacco packaging is set to end with MPs handed a free vote before May's general election. Most Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs are expected to back the measure, which will likely see the legislation passed in a 'lame-duck' or 'zombie' parliament, just before this year's General Election. Health Minister Jane Ellison said the move was "a proportionate and justified response to the considerable public health harm from smoking tobacco".
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