article_snippet: The legislation, which will come into force from May next year, easily cleared the Commons by 367 votes to 113.
article_snippet: More than 100 mostly-Tory MPs opposed the move in a free vote this afternoon, but this afternoon passed into law with the support of Labour and the Lib Dems.
article_snippet: There is strong support amongst parliamentarians from right across the political spectrum for this important public health measure to protect children and save lives,' public health minister Jane Ellison added.
article_snippet: But pressure from health campaigners mounted, and in January this year ministers confirmed the law would go ahead.