Tobacco firm Philip Morris calls for ban on cigarettes within decade

CEO Jacek Olczak says product should be treated like petrol cars, which will be outlawed from 2030

The chief executive of tobacco business Philip Morris International has called on the UK government to ban cigarettes within a decade, in a move that would outlaw its own Marlboro brand.

Jacek Olczak said the company could see the world without cigarettes ... and actually, the sooner it happens, the better it is for everyone." Cigarettes should be treated like petrol cars, the sale of which is due to be banned from 2030, he said.