Jamie Oliver has threatened to hold an “Eton Mess” protest over the government turning away from its anti-obesity strategy.
The celebrity chef has told the Prime Minister he has “36 hours” to correct his mistake and urged the public to gather outside Downing Street at 12.30pm on Friday with “invented” dessert bowls. very special” where Boris Johnson went to school.
The government has decided delaying the ban on two-for-one deals on unhealthy fooda move that has been met with opposition from campaigners including Oliver, who have called it a “wasted opportunity” undermining the UK’s efforts to tackle obesity.
He added that a Ban on junk food ads on TV Before the watershed is the key to protect children.
The ban was adjourned for a year.
“I’d love to give you the chance if possible to realize that it’s entirely possible to make mistakes,” he said in a video posted on Instagram.
“What I mean to tell you is that you have 36 hours to go back to your own law that your government has enacted.
“We’re not the enemy. In fact, it’s your insides who are trying to get your job and make things difficult.”
He added that the protest would be about “positivity” and aimed at encouraging the government to “do the right thing”.
Ministers have decided to postpone the buy one get one free ban on high fat, sugar and salt foods in the UK for 12 months, to help them consider the impact on budgets in the face of huge costs. life panic.
The move has been welcomed by industry and some Conservative MPs who oppose it.
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Former Tory leader William Hague has called the weakening of the anti-obesity strategy “morally reprehensible”.
“While some measures, such as retailers’ rules for locating unhealthy foods, will still be in place in October, this rollback adds to a long history. length of failed obesity strategies,” he told The Times on Tuesday.
Former Health Secretary Lord Bethell also criticized the move, saying that failing to tackle obesity would add to the costs of the NHS.
