A cross-party group of MPs has warned that the UK government’s ambitious decade-long plan to tackle obesity will not succeed without stronger leadership from the prime minister. The health and social care committee’s report highlights a lack of progress in addressing rising obesity rates, calling the current approach a "moonshot ambition" that risks failing without fundamental changes. Lawmakers argue the strategy lacks clear direction and urgent political commitment to deliver meaningful results. The findings raise questions over whether the government’s health priorities are achievable without direct intervention from the top.
Cross-party committee says ‘moonshot’ vow to end obesity epidemic in a decade will fail without personal leadership from PMThe UK government’s promise to reverse rising obesity rates in the next decade is “doomed to fail” without a major rethink and a new plan led directly by the prime minister, a cross-party committee of MPs has concluded.The health and social care select committee said in a report that there are no signs the so-called “moonshot ambition on obesity”, set out in the 10-year health plan for England, will achieve anything significant. Continue reading...
