Speaking in response to the Government’s Childhood Obesity Strategy, Diane Abbott Shadow Secretary of State for Health said:

“This is a missed opportunity from the Tory Government. This report has been delayed three times, and is a woefully inadequate response. Obesity is ruining the quality of life for growing numbers of people, starting with children. In 2014/15 the Department of Health spent £5.1 billion on obesity related illnesses alone.“

“The strategy includes providing an extra £10 million into school breakfast clubs from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy but this amounts to as little as £1.28 per pupil per year.”

“This delayed, watered down strategy shows that this Tory Government are failing to take the obesity crisis seriously, and it is the next generation who will pay the price.”