MPs seek booze ad ban at sport events
Labour MPs have launched a campaign to ban alcohol advertising and sponsorship in sport, saying it should come into line with tobacco.
Ministers are cautious about the plan, which would deprive sport of
millions of pounds of revenue. But backbenchers say there is growing
pressure for action because of the rising concern about binge-drinking
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Howard Stoate, a Labour MP and GP, said: "Britain's alcohol rules say
that ads for alcohol should not appeal strongly to people under 18. And
yet it seems that the regulators and the Government see nothing wrong in
allowing our leading football teams and most successful sportsmen - with
their millions of young fans - to be closely associated with alcohol
products."
Stoate claimed strong public and Parliamentary support for a total ban.
"There's a move towards it. It is a matter of just making the argument
and persuading people of the correctness of our case," he said.
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