Read our Privacy noticeAngela Rayner has said she would be “devastated” if her children began vaping as she admits her nicotine addiction has left her in a “lifetime of purgatory”. It comes as the government cracks down on vape shops, with new stores required to see planning approval from next year. "It’s a lifetime of purgatory for me of doing something I know isn’t good for me - I don't want to see an explosion of vape shops." The former deputy prime minister said her children are “disgusted” by her vaping, but that she took it up to stop smoking. “The rise of vape shops, betting shops and rogue operators have replaced the shops, services, and community spaces that people are crying out for,” the prime minister said.