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How big a social change will Rishi Sunak鈥檚 smoking bill prove 鈥� and why does he want this to be his legacy?

On this week鈥檚 podcast Amol and Nick look at what the plan to end smoking for the younger generation 鈥� which passed its first parliamentary hurdle this week 鈥� says about the direction of the Conservative Party and the control Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has over his MPs.

They鈥檙e joined by Sir David Davis, known for his campaigning on civil liberties, who explains why he believes the smoking bill is the right side of 鈥渘anny statism鈥�.

And chef, novelist and judge of the Great British Bake Off, Dame Prue Leith, pops into the studio to provide her view on whether similar action is needed to tackle obesity - and to share her moment of the week.

Episodes of The Today Podcast land every Thursday and watch out for bonus episodes. Subscribe on 大象传媒 Sounds to get Amol and Nick's take on the biggest stories of the week, with insights from behind the scenes at the UK's most influential radio news programme. If you would like a question answering, get in touch by sending us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 4346 or email us Today@bbc.co.uk

The Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson, both presenters of 大象传媒 Radio 4鈥檚 Today programme, the UK鈥檚 most influential radio news programme. Amol was the 大象传媒鈥檚 media editor for six years and is the former editor of the Independent, he鈥檚 also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick has presented the Today programme since 2015, he was the 大象传媒鈥檚 political editor for ten years before that and also previously worked as ITV鈥檚 political editor.

The senior producer is Tom Smithard, the producers are Hazel Morgan and Joe Wilkinson. The editor is Louisa Lewis. The executive producer is Owenna Griffiths. Technical production from Dafydd Evans. Digital production from Elliot Ryder.