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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea, Denis Campbell and Peter Walker

Keir Starmer ready to face down ‘nanny state’ jibes in radical public health drive

Overhead view of cans of drink
Plans to ban children from buying high-caffeine energy drinks are expected to be announced next month. Photograph: Mykhailo Polenok/Alamy

Plans to ban junk food ads and to stop children buying high-caffeine energy drinks are among radical public health measures being drawn up by ministers to prevent illness and so ease pressure on the NHS.

The government made clear it would face down “predictable cries of ‘nanny state’” because Keir Starmer was convinced this was the way to fix the service.

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