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Catherine Bennett

How to lose weight and influence no one – the Robert Jenrick diet for party leadership

A trimmer Robert Jenrick at the launch of his bid to become the next Conservative Party leader.
A trimmer Robert Jenrick at the launch of his bid to become the next Conservative Party leader. Photograph: Darren Staples/Getty Images

Four stone in a year! No disrespect to earlier weight influencers Rishi Sunak, George Osborne, Boris Johnson and the late Nigel Lawson, but even if Robert Jenrick fails to win the Tory leadership contest there is no question that, with its quick and impressive results, his diet must be the best ever devised by an unpopular Conservative politician.

What does it involve? Simply obtain an Ozempic prescription, follow the instructions, and watch the unwanted pounds melt away. Last week, Jenrick said he had taken Ozempic, a version of the appetite suppressant, semaglutide, for around six weeks, subsequently keeping his weight down “in the normal way”, via diet and exercise. He told Politico: “I took Ozempic for a short period of time, didn’t particularly enjoy it, but it was helpful.”

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