, the former head of a large American tobacco company. (I have been told that Mr Coughlin is not on this list.) He also has an interest in developing more powerful weapons systems and drones for use a

decade from now; he says it would be "very difficult" to get approval if you were trying make one today. In any case his name does not appear at all among those who are lobbying against TTIP: many other prominent politicians do too. For example, David Cameron's spokesman said last week that Britain was unlikely ever negotiate with France or Germany over trade terms such as intellectual property rights – but even so some MPs fear they might support negotiations because their own countries may become less competitive under new rules imposed by Europe after Brexit.

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