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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dave Burke

Jacob Rees-Mogg calls for Chocolate Orange protest over government's junk food rules

Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg has urged shoppers to move Chocolate Oranges to checkout displays to protest against the government's own junk food rules.

The Business Secretary rallied against new regulations - which came in last week - which mean sugary treats cannot be displayed in prominent places.

He told an audience at the Tory Party Conference: "May I encourage people as a passive protest to move the Chocolate Oranges to the checkout counter when they're next in a particular supermarket whose name has appeared in the popular presses.

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