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Ministers defiant on alcohol sales to under-21s

SNP ministers refused to back down last night on the issue of banning off-sales to under-21s, crashing to inevitable defeat by 72 votes to 47 and vowed to press ahead with the controversial plans.

SNP ministers refused to back down last night on the issue of banning off-sales to under-21s, crashing to inevitable defeat by 72 votes to 47 and vowed to press ahead with the controversial plans.