Why might UK scrap anti-obesity drive?

New PM plans ‘deregulatory’ review of Boris Johnson’s health strategy

Liz Truss
Liz Truss opposed obesity rules during the Tory leadership campaign
(Image credit: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

Liz Truss could cancel the government’s anti-obesity measures after ministers ordered an official review of policies deterring people from eating junk food.

The Guardian said the review could “pave the way” for the new PM to lift the ban on sugary products being sold at supermarket checkouts and “buy one get one free” multi-buy offers, and scrap restrictions on advertising certain products on TV before the 9pm watershed.

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