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10A.7 Mechanisms of influence—political lobbying
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Relevant news and research: Mechanisms of influence—political lobbying

Hanrahan, M. and Kavanagh, P. (2026). Registered tobacco and vaping lobbying activity in Ireland, 2016-2024: the case for strengthening implementation of the Framework Convention of Tobacco Control Article 5.3 to clear the path for tobacco endgame. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41813149


Davey, M. (2026). Public health advocates say more transparency needed in debate over illicit tobacco as industry links questioned. The Guardian. Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/26/public-health-advocates-say-more-transparency-needed-in-debate-over-illicit-tobacco-as-industry-links-questioned


Sato, K., Takahara, I., Kawachi, I., Tabuchi, T. and Kondo, N. (2026). Pro-tobacco legislative representation and current smoking: an individual-level panel study of older adults in Japan. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41735042


Australian Electorial Commission (2026). Annual Donor Returns 2024-25. . Available from: https://transparency.aec.gov.au/AnnualDonor


Journal Article (). 2026. Tobacco industry's political contributions in conflict with WHO FCTC Article 5.3 Guidelines: an analysis of publicly available documents from India. Available from:


Cheon, E., Kang, H. and Cho, S. I. (2025). South Korea's use of cigarette packs to promote public policy violates FCTC Article 5.3. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41436178


Kranhold, K., McLure, J., O'Neill, R. and Zimmermann, A. (2025). EU officials acted to aid tobacco giant abroad, documents show. Politico. Available from: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-trade-officials-acted-aid-tobacco-giant-abroad-documents-show-philip-morris/


Lay, K. (2025). ‘Utter hypocrisy’: tobacco firm lobbied against rules in Africa that are law in UK. The Guardian. Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/13/british-american-tobacco-africa-zambia-uk


Peruga, A., Fernandez, R., Rodriguez-Lozano, F., Nerin, I., Cordoba, R., Tigova, O. and Fernandez, E. (2025). Regulator's Trojan horse: the tobacco industry's advisory council institutionalised within the government in Spain. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41184106


Douglass, T. (2025). Tobacco industry's pre-emption tactics rebuffed: a win for health equity-for now. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41072953


Espiner, G. (2025). Casey Costello breached rules by giving tobacco industry-friendly document to health officials. Radio New Zealand. Available from: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/573271/casey-costello-breached-rules-by-giving-tobacco-industry-friendly-document-to-health-officials


Espiner, G. (2025). Alleged ties between NZ First and vaping companies a 'dangerous risk' to New Zealanders, anti-vape group warns. Radio New Zealand. Available from:


Espiner, G. (2025). Nicotine lobbyists said Winston Peters was 'very powerful' and 'very industry friendly'. Radio New Zealand. Available from:


Hoek, J., Waa, A., Edwards, R., Gregan, M. J. and Graham-DeMello, A. (2025). Looking back and planning ahead: the tobacco endgame and controlling tobacco industry interference in Aotearoa New Zealand. J R Soc N Z, 5, 1190-1208. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40718042


Wakefield, T. D., Iniguez, R., Bialous, S., Ling, P. and Apollonio, D. E. (2025). Tobacco industry efforts to harness the voice and influence of community organisations. Tob Control. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40681343


Whitehall, R. (2025). Penny Mordaunt takes job advising one of the world's largest tobacco firms. The Guardian. Available from: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/10/penny-mordaunt-takes-job-advising-one-of-the-worlds-largest-tobacco-firms


Kehoe, T. J., Varnava, A. and Greenhalgh, E. (2025). British Imperial Legacies and Tobacco Power: Interrogating Connections Between Colonial Histories and Corporate Influence Over Modern Tobacco Control Measures. Social History of Medicine, hkae056. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/shm/hkae056


O'Doherty (2025). Teal candidate's 'Big Tobacco' links revealed. The Daily Telegraph. Available from:


Australian Electoral Commission (2025). Annual Donor Returns 2023-24. . Available from: https://transparency.aec.gov.au/AnnualDonor


Braznell, S., Laurence, L., Fitzpatrick, I. and Gilmore, A. (2024). Philip Morris International's attempts to influence science and policy in Japan. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39719883


Earlier news and research

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