Morning update: John Oliver takes on big tobacco with Jeff the diseased lung mascot

Last Week Tonight: John Oliver takes on tobacco companies, and plain packaging

The HBO show created a new mascot for Philip Morris International called ‘Jeff the diseased lung in a cowboy hat’ in a large segment looking at the impact of plain packaging laws in Australia and around the world, and how tobacco companies are trying to stop them spreading around the world.

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