Newsagent backs cigarette packaging campaign

A newsagent from Tyneside has lent his support to a campaign aiming to make cigarettes less appealing to children. The ‘Plain Packs Protect’ campaign is pushing for cigarettes to be sold in plain, standardised packaging.

It's backed by organisations including FRESH, the British Heart Foundation, and Cancer Research UK. John McClurey has run a newsagent in Newcastle for 30 years and says the introduction of plain packets will reduce the appeal of eye-catching brands.