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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Food industry lobbying is leading Labour to drop public health plans, experts say

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Labour have been accused of failing to implement policies to prevent unhealthy lifestyle choices such as overconsumption of alcohol. Photograph: James Boardman/Alamy

Labour has scrapped ambitious plans to tackle Britain’s growing toll of lifestyle-related illness after lobbying by food and alcohol firms, health experts have said.

Ministerial inaction on ill-health caused by bad diet, alcohol and smoking is so serious that the NHS could collapse as a result of conditions such as heart disease and diabetes, they warn.

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