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Jenny Garnsworthy

Dame Prue Leith and Delia Smith call for cooking in primary schools

Dame Prue Leith is backing a call for primary school children to have cookery lessons in schools (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Archive)

Famous names from the world of food, Dame Prue Leith, Delia Smith and Stanley Tucci, are backing a call to get children cooking at primary school.

The trio were taking their campaign to Parliament on Thursday, as they argue that hands‑on cooking lessons lead to significant improvements in pupils’ cooking and key life skills, as well as their understanding of healthy eating.

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