In a special edition of the Front Page, Racing Post editor Tom Kerr is joined by Lee Mottershead and Bill Barber to assess the most controversial claims about the government's affordability checks proposals. 

Drawing on a major Racing Post investigation, the panel scrutinise claims that just 3% of bettors will be affected by checks, that the checks will be 'frictionless', and that damage to racing will be minimal. 

Read the full series here: https://www.racingpost.com/news/features/series/the-affordability-files/

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