Party leaders urge Theresa May to act on childhood obesity

Jeremy Corbyn among those seeking curbs on TV advertising for junk food and discount deals

A ban on buy-one-get-one-free offers on junk food, as well as strict new rules on how and when it can be advertised, are among a host of measures aimed at tackling childhood obesity proposed by the leaders of the main opposition parties in a letter to the prime minister on Wednesday.

The letter, coordinated by the celebrity chef and healthy eating campaigner Jamie Oliver, also called for action that would make healthier foods cheaper and easier to recognise, adding that the NHS was struggling to cope with the burgeoning obesity crisis.

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