Keir Starmer and other cabinet ministers have received tens of thousands of pounds in hospitality and gifts from betting firms and senior gambling industry figures, while Labour has received more than £1m from casino bosses in the past two years. Gambling tycoons must think they've hit the jackpot.

Labour received gifts worth £1m from betting firms

Analysis of the House of Commons register of interests reveals the extent of the Labour Party’s financial ties to the gambling industry

The Blair government began the roll back on gambling regulation which has got us to where we are today. Bans on cigarettes (which few people smoke any more) are an easy whitewash for the disgusting collusion that all governments since the late nineties have had with the gambling industry.