Will Andy Burnham’s new health agenda clash with big food?

Tim McKnight, Andy Burnham and Chris Silcock

Burnham has previously attacked the Tories for being ‘too close to commercial interests’ and, as Mayor of Manchester, was spearheading efforts to ban all ‘junk food’ ads from the city’s transport network. But will he take a similar stance as PM?

A landmark report landed on prime minister Keir Starmer’s desk just three months into his time as PM, urging ministers to hold the food industry “to account“ for the obesity crisis, and exclude it from future public health policymaking.

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