<p>Cross-party committee says ‘moonshot’ vow to end obesity epidemic in a decade will fail without personal leadership from PM</p><p>The UK government’s promise to reverse rising obesity rates in the next decade is “doomed to fail” without a major rethink and a new plan led directly by the prime minister, a cross-party committee of MPs has concluded.</p><p>The health and social care select committee said in a report that there are no signs the so-called “moonshot ambition on obesity”, set out <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6888a0b1a11f859994409147/fit-for-the-future-10-year-health-plan-for-england.pdf">in the 10-year health plan</a> for England, will achieve anything significant.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/30/uk-government-obesity-plan-doomed-mps-warn">Continue reading...</a>
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UK government’s obesity plan ‘doomed to fail’, MPs warn
<p>Cross-party committee says ‘moonshot’ vow to end obesity epidemic in a decade will fail without personal leadership from PM</p><p>The UK government’s promise to reverse rising obesity rates in the next decade is “doomed to fail” without a major rethink and a new plan led directly by the prime minister, a cross-party committee of MPs has concluded.</p><p>The health and social care select committee said in a report that there are no signs the so-called “moonshot ambition on obesity”, set out <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6888a0b1a11f859994409147/fit-for-the-future-10-year-health-plan-for-england.pdf">in the 10-year health plan</a> for England, will achieve anything significant.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/30/uk-government-obesity-plan-doomed-mps-warn">Continue reading...</a>