The policy – designed to make smoking less appealing to young people — appeared to have been put on hold four months ago.
But government sources indicated tonight that ministers had decided to implement the scheme after an outcry from doctors and the Opposition.
The apparent U-turn – reversing one in July when David Cameron shelved the idea — is expected to be announced in the next few days.
The Times newspaper said it understood the Government will set up a review of a similar move in Australia and that its findings were expected to back plain packaging. At the same time, the Government will introduce enabling legislation so that the packaging can be changed quickly, possibly before the 2015 election. Read on and comment » | Nigel Morris, Ian Johnston | Deputy Political Editor | Wednesday, November 27, 2013
