Child addicts 'leave exams for vape fix'

PUPILS are leaving exams early to satisfy their vape cravings, MPs have warned.

- David Williamson

Pressure is mounting for tougher action to stop children using e-cigs amid growing concern about the impact on their health and education.

Last week, England's children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza called for a ban on nicotine-free e-cigarettes which are often seen as a "gateway" to vaping being sold to under-18s.

She also wants a ban on disposable vapes.

It has lead to one Labour MP seeking tough measures to stop a surge in children taking up the habit.

Ruth Jones said: "In school it's a massive issue.

"We've got to the situation where people cannot sit a two-hour exam without having to go out for vape.

"This is not right."

The MP for Newport West condemned ads for products, telling GB News: "It's all marketed as being lovely.

"Bubble gum flavour, know, orange flavour, you they're very attractive."