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Maria Caulfield, a registered nurse, has been the Conservative Member for Parliament (MP) for Lewes in England since May 2015. Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Hosted Event on Behalf of Tobacco Industry House of Commons Events and Function records show that on 17 July 2018, Caulfield hosted an “afternoon reception” at Parliament on behalf of Philip Morris Limited.1…

The Manifesto Club says it “campaigns against the hyper regulation of everyday life. We support free movement across borders, free expression and free association. We challenge booze bans, photo bans, vetting and speech codes – all new ways in which the state regulates everyday life on the streets, in workplaces and in our private lives”. 2 On…

Lobbying Against Plain Packaging After the public consultation of plain packaging finished in the summer of 2012, the PR and lobbying company, Luther Pendragon, was hired by Philip Morris to try and create a grass roots rebellion amongst MPs against the proposals. The official lobbying register for the Association of Professional Political Consultants shows that Luther Pendragon started…

Lucio (Lou) A. Noto was appointed to the Board of Directors of Philip Morris International (PMI) in 2008, earning a total of US$353,750 for this directorship in 2016.23 Prior to being on the Board of PMI, Noto served on the Board of Altria from 1998-2008.2425 Affiliations Noto is the former CEO and Vice Chairman…

Louise Day was European Union (EU) Corporate Affairs Manager at Imperial Tobacco from 2014 to 2016.26 In December 2016 she took up a position as account manager at the public relations firm FleishmanHillard in Brussels.27 TobaccoTactics Resources Imperial Tobacco Relevant Link Imperial Tobacco homepage…

Louis Carey Camilleri was the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Philip Morris International (PMI) from January 2015 to December 2020 when he stepped down for personal reasons.28 Previously, he was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and executive Chairman of the Board of PMI between 2008 and 2014.29 He retired officially from PMI on 31 December 2014,…

Lord Trimble (William David Trimble) is a British politician who has been in the UK House of Lords from June 2006.36 Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Accepted Tobacco Hospitality On 24 July 2014, Lord Trimble attended Glyndebourne Opera as a guest of Japan Tobacco International (JTI).3738 JTI has often provided hospitality or gifts to UK…

Lord Pendry (Thomas Pendry) is a British Labour politician who has been in the UK House of Lords since July 2001.41 Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Accepted Hospitality from Imperial Tobacco In 2005, 2008, and 2012, Lord Pendry accepted tickets to Wimbledon, courtesy of Imperial Tobacco.424344 When asked by the Manchester Evening News whether accepting…

Lord Naseby (Michael Morris) is a British Conservative politician who has been in the UK House of Lords since October 1997.49 Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Accepted Hospitality from Japan Tobacco On 16 June 2014, Lord Naseby attended a concert at the O2 Arena of rock group the Eagles, courtesy of Japan Tobacco International (JTI).50 Naseby later…

Lord Simon Cairns was a non-executive director of British American Tobacco from 1990 until he was made chairman in 1995.69 Cairns was a founder member of the Commonwealth Business Council (now the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council) and was a board member of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation until 2016.70 In March 2011, BAE Systems appointed him…