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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Helena Horton and Peter Walker

Food plan for England condemned by its own lead adviser

Henry Dimbleby at his LEON fast food restaurant in Soho, Old Compton Street, London.
Henry Dimbleby at his Leon fast food restaurant in Old Compton Street, Soho, London. Photograph: Shutterstock

The government’s lead adviser on food issues has condemned what ministers have billed as a landmark national plan to combat food poverty and obesity, saying it is “not a strategy” and warning it could mean more children will go hungry.

Henry Dimbleby’s verdict is further bad news for Boris Johnson as the white paper is a direct response to last year’s wide-ranging review of Britain’s food system, which was led by the restaurateur.

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