Theresa May was once seen as the continuity candidate to succeed David Cameron. However, since becoming Prime Minister she has gone on to sideline or backtrack many of Cameron and George Osborne’s pet projects. As well as delaying Hinkley Point and leaving the Northern Powerhouse’s future up in the air, she has provoked anger this week over the Government’s childhood obesity strategy.
While Cameron made clear that childhood obesity would be a flagship issue for his government — with Jeremy Hunt even promising to take draconian measures — May appears to take a different approach. In the report — pushed out in recess — May has scrapped plans to curb junk food advertising and created confusion over Osborne’s sugar tax now that it will no longer be a tax on consumers. What’s more with the Cabinet re-shuffle meaning the majority of the Cameroons are on the backbenches, there are few supporters around to protest the decisions.
Happily, some are still able to speak out. In
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