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| Jamie Oliver urges Cameron to 'be brave' and impose a sugar tax - | Jamie Oliver urges Cameron to 'be brave' and impose a sugar tax - |
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| Aisha Gani's evening summary | Aisha Gani's evening summary |
| Aisha Gani | Aisha Gani |
| It’s been a busy day, with David Cameron, the prime minister, launching his “anti-extremism” strategy as well as making the case for two new pieces of law – the investigatory powers bill and a counter-terrorism bill. | It’s been a busy day, with David Cameron, the prime minister, launching his “anti-extremism” strategy as well as making the case for two new pieces of law – the investigatory powers bill and a counter-terrorism bill. |
| Cameron then addressed the commons about his recent trip to the European Council. The main discussion points were the refugee crisis, extra assistance for Turkey, and loss of jobs at Redcar. | Cameron then addressed the commons about his recent trip to the European Council. The main discussion points were the refugee crisis, extra assistance for Turkey, and loss of jobs at Redcar. |
| Jamie Oliver, the TV chef, addressed the health committee and implored the government to “be brave” enforce a 20% sugar tax on a litre of drink. | Jamie Oliver, the TV chef, addressed the health committee and implored the government to “be brave” enforce a 20% sugar tax on a litre of drink. |
| Meanwhile Nicky Morgan, the education secretary, defended last week’s decision to allow a grammar school in Kent, to open a new site as part of a major expansion. | Meanwhile Nicky Morgan, the education secretary, defended last week’s decision to allow a grammar school in Kent, to open a new site as part of a major expansion. |
| Finally, Theresa May the home secretary said the Wilson Doctrine protects MPs from being spied on still applies, despite a court ruling that the convention has no legal basis. | Finally, Theresa May the home secretary said the Wilson Doctrine protects MPs from being spied on still applies, despite a court ruling that the convention has no legal basis. |
| Thanks for following the liveblog, and you can tweet me at @aishagani. My colleague Frances Perraudin will be back tomorrow, taking you through the day’s political events. | Thanks for following the liveblog, and you can tweet me at @aishagani. My colleague Frances Perraudin will be back tomorrow, taking you through the day’s political events. |
| Have a good evening. | Have a good evening. |
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| Reaction: to cameron's Europe statement | Reaction: to cameron's Europe statement |
| Commenting on the prime minister’s EU statement today Tim Farron, the Lib Dem leader, said: | Commenting on the prime minister’s EU statement today Tim Farron, the Lib Dem leader, said: |
| “The UK is not leading on the EU issue or refugee and the Prime Minister is just posturing. We have a humanitarian crisis on our doorstep and our inaction is hurting our neighbours. He is damaging our reputation in the world. | “The UK is not leading on the EU issue or refugee and the Prime Minister is just posturing. We have a humanitarian crisis on our doorstep and our inaction is hurting our neighbours. He is damaging our reputation in the world. |
| He added: “Britain deserves better than this. We have had enough of the spin and the careful calibration of the minimum effort for the maximum headline.“ | He added: “Britain deserves better than this. We have had enough of the spin and the careful calibration of the minimum effort for the maximum headline.“ |
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| Now moving back to Jamie Oliver’s select committee appearance, where he said public polls on sugar tax are “favouring it quite strongly”, he was confident that such a sweet-tooth duty would not be ruled out. | Now moving back to Jamie Oliver’s select committee appearance, where he said public polls on sugar tax are “favouring it quite strongly”, he was confident that such a sweet-tooth duty would not be ruled out. |
| He urged Cameron to be “brave” and implement the 20% tax on each litre of sugary drinks. | He urged Cameron to be “brave” and implement the 20% tax on each litre of sugary drinks. |
| Asked what he would like to see in the Government’s forthcoming obesity strategy, Oliver said: “I think my passion having worked with the British and international public for 17 years and having daily communications and monthly communication with millions of parents out there - is clarity.” | Asked what he would like to see in the Government’s forthcoming obesity strategy, Oliver said: “I think my passion having worked with the British and international public for 17 years and having daily communications and monthly communication with millions of parents out there - is clarity.” |
| Jamie Oliver’s petition calling for a #sugartax, which already has nearly 148,000 signatures, was shared on twitter too: | Jamie Oliver’s petition calling for a #sugartax, which already has nearly 148,000 signatures, was shared on twitter too: |
| Support the introduction of a sugar tax in UK - Sign now https://t.co/IrLgom0SSX #sugartax #sugarrush #obesity #health | Support the introduction of a sugar tax in UK - Sign now https://t.co/IrLgom0SSX #sugartax #sugarrush #obesity #health |
| However, not everyone agreed with his bold proposals. In fact on social media some said it may adversely affect the public in other ways: | However, not everyone agreed with his bold proposals. In fact on social media some said it may adversely affect the public in other ways: |
| What do you think of @jamieoliver 's #sugartax? Will people with diabetes who need sugar to treat hypos be exempt @DiabetesUK ? | What do you think of @jamieoliver 's #sugartax? Will people with diabetes who need sugar to treat hypos be exempt @DiabetesUK ? |
| Jamie Oliver I care so much about children's health I want the poor to suffer more #sugartax | Jamie Oliver I care so much about children's health I want the poor to suffer more #sugartax |
| Let's talk about Jamie Oliver & how he ruined my childhood by making school dinners healthier & making dinner ladies check our lunchboxes | Let's talk about Jamie Oliver & how he ruined my childhood by making school dinners healthier & making dinner ladies check our lunchboxes |
| Oh my, lots of hate aimed at Jamie Oliver for proposing a #sugartax. He's not saying ban the stuff, just address the (extreme) health issue. | Oh my, lots of hate aimed at Jamie Oliver for proposing a #sugartax. He's not saying ban the stuff, just address the (extreme) health issue. |
| Oliver, speaking at the all parliamentary party group on diabetes now said: | Oliver, speaking at the all parliamentary party group on diabetes now said: |
| “The amount of MPs here today hopefully reflects the recognition that we need to tackle type 2 diabetes” | “The amount of MPs here today hopefully reflects the recognition that we need to tackle type 2 diabetes” |
| He added: “British people will make good decisions if given clarity. All you need to know is how much sugar is in a bottle it packet.” | He added: “British people will make good decisions if given clarity. All you need to know is how much sugar is in a bottle it packet.” |
| The current discussion twitter can be followed under the hashtag: #SugarTax | The current discussion twitter can be followed under the hashtag: #SugarTax |
| Listening to @jamieoliver address APPG on Diabetes about his Sugar Rush campaign #sugartax pic.twitter.com/6SbTfzD67F | Listening to @jamieoliver address APPG on Diabetes about his Sugar Rush campaign #sugartax pic.twitter.com/6SbTfzD67F |
| Diabetes UK is also live-tweeting the event, and here is a close-up of Oliver’s suggested labelling: | Diabetes UK is also live-tweeting the event, and here is a close-up of Oliver’s suggested labelling: |
| "Ive just added a simple explanation of how many teaspoons of sugar are in this bottle. It's that simple" #sugar tax pic.twitter.com/JmysntRqoh | "Ive just added a simple explanation of how many teaspoons of sugar are in this bottle. It's that simple" #sugar tax pic.twitter.com/JmysntRqoh |
| "Portion sizes are unclear because the industry doesn't want you to have clarity. That had to change" #sugartax | "Portion sizes are unclear because the industry doesn't want you to have clarity. That had to change" #sugartax |
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| Sir Edward Leigh, tory MP for Gainsborough, said funding for grammar schools had declined vociferously and that worse performing state schools received more. | Sir Edward Leigh, tory MP for Gainsborough, said funding for grammar schools had declined vociferously and that worse performing state schools received more. |
| Morgan said her party’s manifesto promised fair funding and that £390mn was invested for fairness. | Morgan said her party’s manifesto promised fair funding and that £390mn was invested for fairness. |
| Ian Austin MP, the Labour MP for Dudley North, said he did not agree with Morgn that quality of schooling has become better but that the UK had slid down the league tables and that poorer students should be able to attend good private schools. | Ian Austin MP, the Labour MP for Dudley North, said he did not agree with Morgn that quality of schooling has become better but that the UK had slid down the league tables and that poorer students should be able to attend good private schools. |
| Morgan replied by saying Labour had abolished the assisted places scheme and had not implemented pupil premium. | Morgan replied by saying Labour had abolished the assisted places scheme and had not implemented pupil premium. |
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| Answering Andrew Gwynne, the Denton and Reddish Labour MP, Morgan sad the law would not be changed and that the choice to open the new grammar school last week was a very particular case. | Answering Andrew Gwynne, the Denton and Reddish Labour MP, Morgan sad the law would not be changed and that the choice to open the new grammar school last week was a very particular case. |
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| Back to the Commons Nicky Morgan, the education minister, has made a statement on school expansion. It follows her announcement last week about he department approving a new grammar school in Sevenoaks, Kent. | Back to the Commons Nicky Morgan, the education minister, has made a statement on school expansion. It follows her announcement last week about he department approving a new grammar school in Sevenoaks, Kent. |
| It is thought the government’s decision however is likely to prompt more schools to apply for grammar school status | It is thought the government’s decision however is likely to prompt more schools to apply for grammar school status |
| Labour last week however had accused Nicky Morgan, the education secretary, of “attempting to subvert the law”. | Labour last week however had accused Nicky Morgan, the education secretary, of “attempting to subvert the law”. |
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| Jamie Oliver: we have to get "medieval" on school lunches | Jamie Oliver: we have to get "medieval" on school lunches |
| Jamie Oliver said the enemy of healthy food in schools was packed lunch, and that sometimes when a teacher removes unhealthy foods it can cause a fractious conversation ad there currently no governmnet guidelines on this. | Jamie Oliver said the enemy of healthy food in schools was packed lunch, and that sometimes when a teacher removes unhealthy foods it can cause a fractious conversation ad there currently no governmnet guidelines on this. |
| Oliver said he has stood at the schoolgates and looked into the lunchboxes because “I want to know” what kids were eating. | Oliver said he has stood at the schoolgates and looked into the lunchboxes because “I want to know” what kids were eating. |
| He ended by saying that by January he believed positive changes would be made and that “we have to get medieval” on the issue of unhealthy school meals. | He ended by saying that by January he believed positive changes would be made and that “we have to get medieval” on the issue of unhealthy school meals. |
| To recap the main points made by Oliver were: | To recap the main points made by Oliver were: |
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| While Jamie Oliver has been addressing the select committee, commentators on twitter have been sharing their thoughts. Here are a few reactions: | While Jamie Oliver has been addressing the select committee, commentators on twitter have been sharing their thoughts. Here are a few reactions: |
| Instead of hitting people with Jamie Oliver's Sugar Tax we should be doing everything possible to get kids playing more sport at school. | Instead of hitting people with Jamie Oliver's Sugar Tax we should be doing everything possible to get kids playing more sport at school. |
| .@jamieoliver shows Health Select Cttee 500ml sugary drink bottle with FOURTEEN teaspoons of sugar in it, clearly labelled. Blimey. | .@jamieoliver shows Health Select Cttee 500ml sugary drink bottle with FOURTEEN teaspoons of sugar in it, clearly labelled. Blimey. |
| #jamieoliver reminds Commons Select Committee how sugar "hijacked our Olympics. "Who's running the country? is it big business or is it us?" | #jamieoliver reminds Commons Select Committee how sugar "hijacked our Olympics. "Who's running the country? is it big business or is it us?" |
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| When Oliver was asked whether his campaign was negative, he said: “we’re not knocking off the halo of the British kid, it’s about putting the halo back,” and that such sugary products had been presented as positive for too long. | When Oliver was asked whether his campaign was negative, he said: “we’re not knocking off the halo of the British kid, it’s about putting the halo back,” and that such sugary products had been presented as positive for too long. |
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| During his interactive session, Jamie Oliver handed out sugar drinks that he had plastered clear labels about sugar levels to committee members. | During his interactive session, Jamie Oliver handed out sugar drinks that he had plastered clear labels about sugar levels to committee members. |
| “The ill health that we are suffering is lack of clarity and wanting to help British parents”, he said. | “The ill health that we are suffering is lack of clarity and wanting to help British parents”, he said. |
| Dr Sarah Wollaston, chair of the health committee, pointed out that the drinks already had labels telling people how much sugar was in them. | Dr Sarah Wollaston, chair of the health committee, pointed out that the drinks already had labels telling people how much sugar was in them. |
| Oliver responded and said he didn’t care if the industry will be hurt, or more important than children’s health. “Over my dead body” he said. | Oliver responded and said he didn’t care if the industry will be hurt, or more important than children’s health. “Over my dead body” he said. |
| “I was born in industry, I worked in a pub” he said and that his sort of labels were more powerful. | “I was born in industry, I worked in a pub” he said and that his sort of labels were more powerful. |
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| Jamie Oliver: ban junk food ads before watershed | Jamie Oliver: ban junk food ads before watershed |
| Oliver said there was still an issue in the country and “we have to join the dots” so that good food could be distributed around the country. | Oliver said there was still an issue in the country and “we have to join the dots” so that good food could be distributed around the country. |
| He said it could be the first generation in which children could be teaching their parents. | He said it could be the first generation in which children could be teaching their parents. |
| “We’ve normalised the consumption of sugary foods and drinks at home which is completely inappropriate” and that sugary drinks were “not hydration” he said. Oliver said it was a time to “mop up inconsistencies.” | “We’ve normalised the consumption of sugary foods and drinks at home which is completely inappropriate” and that sugary drinks were “not hydration” he said. Oliver said it was a time to “mop up inconsistencies.” |
| He said junk food should not be advertised before 9pm – singling out such adverts during Britain’s Got Talent, the ITV Saturday night talent show. He said however we were nearly there, as advertising for junk food between children’s TV programmes had stopped. | He said junk food should not be advertised before 9pm – singling out such adverts during Britain’s Got Talent, the ITV Saturday night talent show. He said however we were nearly there, as advertising for junk food between children’s TV programmes had stopped. |
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| When asked whether such a sugar tax would unfairly affect people on lower socio-economic background, Oliver passed around a brief about Sugar Rush and said it was pioneering and that others would follow. | When asked whether such a sugar tax would unfairly affect people on lower socio-economic background, Oliver passed around a brief about Sugar Rush and said it was pioneering and that others would follow. |
| “It’s a profoundly important time” he said. | “It’s a profoundly important time” he said. |
| On profitability, he said within supermarkets it has to be easier to make the right choice and promote a better balance. | On profitability, he said within supermarkets it has to be easier to make the right choice and promote a better balance. |
| He said his suggestion was that there should be a three year 20% tax on each litre of sugary drink. | He said his suggestion was that there should be a three year 20% tax on each litre of sugary drink. |
| Many public health experts support the call for a 20% tax on sugary drinks, which they believe would reduce consumption, as even a 10% tax has in Mexico, which has one of the world’s worst obesity problems and high rates of type 2 diabetes. | Many public health experts support the call for a 20% tax on sugary drinks, which they believe would reduce consumption, as even a 10% tax has in Mexico, which has one of the world’s worst obesity problems and high rates of type 2 diabetes. |
| The tax could raise £1bn, according to Sustain, the campaigners for a sugar duty, which should be spent in initiative to prevent childhood obesity and diet-related disease. | The tax could raise £1bn, according to Sustain, the campaigners for a sugar duty, which should be spent in initiative to prevent childhood obesity and diet-related disease. |
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| Oliver was questioned about some of the sugary products sold at his restaurant chain at Gatwick. | Oliver was questioned about some of the sugary products sold at his restaurant chain at Gatwick. |
| Oliver said he was not aware of this and would review it. He said his restaurant was one of the few in an airport to bake fresh bread. | Oliver said he was not aware of this and would review it. He said his restaurant was one of the few in an airport to bake fresh bread. |