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Breaking Politics · United Kingdom 3 publications

UK government’s obesity plan ‘doomed to fail’, MPs warn

According to The Guardian, a cross-party committee of MPs has warned that the UK government's promise to reverse rising obesity rates within a decade is "doomed to fail" without a major rethink. The committee says a new plan led directly by the prime minister is needed. The 'moonshot' vow to end the obesity epidemic in a decade would fail without personal leadership from the PM, according to the report. The story is marked as developing, and the sources supplied do not contain further details on the government's response or the committee's specific recommendations. The Guardian's World, UK and Health sections all carried the same report, and no other outlets were supplied for comparison. Summary from 3 sources

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Breaking Business · Energy 2 publications

Labour is still searching for an energy fix for a new world

The chancellor is right to focus on pure affordability, but £100 handouts and delayed decisions won’t shield consumers from the next wave of price hikes Amid the myriad of small measures, virtually everything in John Healey’s budget came back to the cost of energy. The higher energy prices that have Excerpt, The Guardian Business

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Politics · United States 2 publications

Nigel Farage accused of shoving female Lib Dem MP in parliament

Liberal Democrats deputy leader, Daisy Cooper, claims Reform UK leader ‘physically shoved’ colleague in May • UK politics live – latest updates Nigel Farage has been accused of having shoved a female Liberal Democrat MP earlier this year, after he spoke about missing this week’s budget because of a Excerpt, The Guardian UK

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Breaking Business · Economy

Labour's 2026 budget in under three minutes – video

In his first budget, the chancellor, John Healey, said 20m households in council tax bands A to D would receive a £100 payment, at a cost of £2.6bn. The VAT cut on electricity bills was extended until July and, as widely expected, fuel duty rises pencilled in by Rachel Reeves were cancelled. Healey Excerpt, The Guardian Business

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