Investigation: How the tobacco industry has secretly bankrolled vaping

<p>A Times investigation has found that tobacco companies have been engaged in a secret lobbying campaign to try and boost their e cigarette sales. They've bankrolled scientific papers playing down the risks of youth vaping&nbsp;and funded so-called independent foundations, which then try and lobby the government. How has this gone unchecked?</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Billy Kenber, Senior Investigations Reporter, The Times.</p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Luke Jones.</p><p><strong>Clips:</strong> TikTok/studentbeams, TikTok/hellocallum, BBC News, C-SPAN.</p><p><em>Get in touch: storiesofourtimes@thetimes.co.uk</em></p><p><em>Find out more about our Apple bonus series:&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/times-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts-gdrm5k6cz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>'Inside the Newsroom'</em></a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>