Marlboro maker accused of using branded tins to sidestep plain packaging rules

Tobacco firm Philip Morris has distributed containers the same size as 10-packs of cigarettes – which are about to be bannedThe maker of Marlboro cigarettes has been accused of trying to sidestep new UK laws on plain packaging by rolling out durable tins that look just like ordinary cigarette packets.Philip Morris, one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, came under fire from MPs and anti-smoking campaigners on the eve of the biggest change in tobacco regulation since the smokin