[2][3] Ives was a former boxer who once worked as a doorman at Esmeralda's Barn,[3] the gambling club owned by the Kray Twins in the early 1960s.
In 1973, he founded Rainham Steel which was the source of his wealth.
In 2012, Ives accepted a caution from Essex Police for harassing his ex-wife.
The incident was seen in the British press as an embarrassment for the Conservative Party.
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