Starmer warned not to ban smoking at Racecourses !

North Korea….tbf…

Have to admire Starmer - gets one of his underlings to arrange meeting in Dublin with Irish PM for the same day that England are playing ROI at the Aviva Stadium, which as you probably know just happens to be in, erm, Dublin.

Never one to turn his nose up at a freebie as I discovered earlier this year...

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Mulalley & Co. Limited
Address of donor: Teresa Gavin House, Woodford Avenue, Woodford Green IG8 8FA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality for West Ham v Arsenal, value £700
Date received: 16 April 2023
Date accepted: 16 April 2023
Donor status: company, registration 01534913
(Registered 17 April 2023; updated 19 April 2023)

Name of donor: SJM Concerts
Address of donor: St Matthews, Liverpool Road, Manchester M3 4NQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Four tickets with hospitality to a Coldplay Concert at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, total value £698
Date received: 1 June 2023
Date accepted: 1 June 2023
Donor status: company, registration 2686954
(Registered 02 June 2023)

Name of donor: Jockey Club Racecourses
Address of donor: Sandown Park Racecourse, Portsmouth Road, Esher KT10 9AJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Private box for four people at Epsom Downs Racecourse, including catering and admission tickets, total value £3,716
Date received: 3 June 2023
Date accepted: 3 June 2023
Donor status: company, registration 2909409
(Registered 05 June 2023)

Name of donor: Matthew Moulding
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hotel accommodation for four people for one night, including breakfast, value £937
Date received: 1-2 June 2023
Date accepted: 1 June 2023
Donor status: individual
(Registered 26 June 2023)

Name of donor: Crystal Palace Football Club
Address of donor: Selhurst Park Stadium, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Three tickets with hospitality for Crystal Palace v Arsenal, value £2,142
Date received: 21 August 2023
Date accepted: 21 August 2023
Donor status: company, registration 07270793
(Registered 29 August 2023)

Name of donor: Crownhawk Properties (trading as the LCV Group)
Address of donor: Riverside House, Normandy Road, Morfa, Swansea SA1 2 JA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accommodation for four people in Gower, value £4,500
Date received: 24-31 August 2023
Date accepted: 24 August 2023
Donor status: company, registration 03830322
(Registered 11 September 2023)

Name of donor: Swansea City AFC
Address of donor: The Swansea.Com Stadium, Plasmarl, Swansea SA1 2FA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Five tickets with hospitality for Swansea City v Bournemouth, value £800
Date received: 29 August 2023
Date accepted: 29 August 2023
Donor status: company, registration 04056708
(Registered 11 September 2023)

Name of donor: Cain International UK Services Ltd
Address of donor: 116 Upper Street, London N1 1QP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality to Chelsea vs Arsenal football match, total value £2,400
Date received: 21 October 2023
Date accepted: 21 October 2023
Donor status: company, registration 10929931
(Registered 23 October 2023)

Name of donor: Teescraft Engineering Ltd
Address of donor: Factory 1, South Church Enterprise Park, Bishop Auckland DL14 6XB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Four tickets with hospitality for Newcastle United v Arsenal, value £1,000
Date received: 4 November 2023
Date accepted: 4 November 2023
Donor status: company, registration 01554968
(Registered 06 November 2023)

Name of donor: Global Media and Entertainment Ltd
Address of donor: 30 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Four tickets to the Jingle Bell Ball with hospitality, value £800
Date received: 10 December 2023
Date accepted: 10 December 2023
Donor status: company, registration 06251684
(Registered 19 December 2023)

Name of donor: West Ham United Football Club
Address of donor: London Stadium E20 2ST
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for pre-match hospitality in the Chairman’s Lounge and to the match, estimated value £2,000
Date received: 11 February 2024
Date accepted: 11 February 2024
Donor status: company, registration 66516
(Registered 12 February 2024)

Name of donor: Norwich City Football Club
Address of donor: Carrow Road, Norwich NR1 1JE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Four match tickets and hospitality, value £820
Date received: 2 March 2024
Date accepted: 2 March 2024
Donor status: company, registration 00154044
(Registered 04 March 2024)

Name of donor: Premier League
Address of donor: 57 North Wharf Road, London W2 1HQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Five tickets with hospitality to Arsenal vs Porto, value £3,000
Date received: 12 March 2024
Date accepted: 12 March 2024
Donor status: company, registration 02719699
(Registered 14 March 2024)

You all backed a loser in the election.....live with it..

I was at Kempton yesterday and there was a couple smoking in front of me. I had to move away.
I would be pleased to see a ban

Must have been quite distressing for you.