Jamie Oliver Eton Mess Downing Street

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Jamie Oliver's 'Eton Mess' protest sees 'powerful' turnout despite ... (The Independent)

The celebrity chef organised a protest outside Downing Street following Boris Johnson's obesity U-turn.

Another Twitter user, journalist Paula Akpan, said: “It’s weird because Jamie Oliver was awfully quiet while Marcus Rashford & Jack Monroe, among many, were actively taking on child food poverty? Jamie Oliver is more scared of seeing fat kids than starving kids.” One Twitter user said: “Jamie Oliver is still pushing Boris Johnson to ban 2 for 1 food deals … during a cost of living crisis?

PM's Eton Mess! Jamie Oliver leads Downing Street protests over ... (LBC)

Chef Jamie Oliver accused the government of using the cost of living crisis 'as an excuse' to delay tackling obesity as he led a protest outside Downing ...

It’s very much like the U-turn on the childhood obesity strategy that Boris Johnson’s own Government designed and passed. The plans have also been backed by a number of health professionals. It is a major worry for this country and a major worry for the developing world," Mr Bailey said. Measures include banning 'buy-one-get-one-free' deals (BOGOF) on junk food, and television ads for it before 9pm. Professor Matthew Ashton, director of public health at Food Active, said: “Advertising unhealthy food and drinks on TV and online platforms is not helpful for our children and we need the government’s help to put an end to this. “It is absolutely urgent and the excuses that he’s used for not doing it are absolutely not true.”

Jamie Oliver holds Eton Mess outside No 10 to protest obesity U-turn (Evening Standard)

Jamie Oliver held a bowl of Eton mess outside Number 10 Downing Street on Friday to protest the Government's U-turn on its child obesity strategy.

Speaking to broadcasters on Friday on a visit to Wales, Mr Johnson said the Government was attempting to be “flexible” through the delay. Mr Oliver praised supermarket Tesco for pledging to ban two-for-one deals on junk food from October 2022 – a policy the Government has postponed for a year – to cheers from around 100 supporters. The celebrity chef, 46, called on the Prime Minister to “keep his promise to end junk food advertising to kids and put more promotions on essential foods”.

Jamie Oliver storms Downing Street with Eton Mess anti-obesity ... (GB News)

The celebrity chef praised supermarket Tesco for pledging to ban two-for- one deals on junk food from October 2022 – a policy the Government has postponed for a ...

“We are committed to continuing to follow the Government’s original HFSS promotional timelines and call on the rest of the industry to do the same.” We know our customers in communities across the country are a facing a cost-of-living crisis and want to continue to provide healthy, nutritious food for their families,” Mark Given, chief marketing officer at Sainsbury’s, said. “Obesity levels are rising among adults and children and the health of our nation must also be at the top of our agenda.”

Jamie Oliver stages 'Eton Mess' protest at Downing Street over ... (ITV News)

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver led a demonstration on Friday after the government's rowed back on its pledges to tackle childhood obesity. | ITV News London.

Addressing the prime minister in a video posted to Instagram, Mr Oliver said: “I would love to give you the opportunity if possible to realise that it’s OK to make a mistake. He added: “We are not the enemy. Mr Johnson said the on Friday that the government was having to be “flexible” when it came to a delay in introducing a ban on buy-one-get-one-free promotions which are high in fat, sugar or salt. When asked whether his campaign is out of touch at a time when families are increasingly struggling to put food on the table, he said: “This whole strategy was designed by the government and has been researched by the government proves that this particular mechanic (two-for-one deals on junk food) makes people spend more of their income and waste more. Oliver, a father of five, had earlier this week warned Boris Johnson that he had “36 hours” to correct his “mistake” or the protest would go ahead. Carrying a giant version of the pudding, which Oliver said was a reference to the "privilege and mess that is our British government," the chef led a crowd of around 100 supporters in the rain.

Jamie Oliver holds obesity strategy protest - but faces backlash for ... (Daily Mail)

Mr Oliver invited all 6.6million of his Twitter followers to descend on Westminster and demand a U-turn on the policy this morning - but less than 200 ...

We need to make food items more inaccessible!' amie, there are people that are starving'. Ministers said last week that it had been deferred so they can review the impact on families amid the cost-of-living crisis. How can you look at everything that's going on in this country and think 'you know what we need? Many critics said he must campaign for affordable, nutritious food instead of pushing for a ban on cheap food. But in a speech to the Welsh Conservatives' conference in Newtown, Mr Johnson made no mention of the furore that is coming to a head. When issuing his ultimatum, the chef said he was 'upset' after the government reneged on plans to ban junk food TV adverts before 9pm and buy-one-get-one-free deals at supermarkets. The celebrity chef praised supermarket Tesco for pledging to ban two-for-one deals on junk food from October 2022 - a policy the Government has postponed for a year - to cheers from around 100 supporters. People feel healthier, happier, their quality of life is much, much better if they lose weight, speaking entirely personally. The celebrity chef and a small group of protesters brought Eton Mess desserts to the gates outside 10 Downing Street to protest the decision to delay the proposed ban Mr Oliver, a prominent anti-obesity campaigner, said that the ban's would endanger the health of the UK's children and dismissed criticism from some that the ban would result in higher food bills for families during the cost-of-living crisis. The ban was one of the key pledges of No10's anti-obesity strategy to encourage Britons to lose weight and save the NHS money. Boris Johnson was at a honey bottling factory in Wales today and said that the Government would not ban deals in a cost of living crisis because it could put up bills