The UK Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats have unveiled strong proposals focused on child health in their manifestos. Labour's Child Health Action Plan includes a clampdown on ultra-processed food and takeaways, a ban on energy drinks sales to under-16s, and a 9pm watershed for junk food advertising on TV. Additionally, Labour plans to ban paid-for advertising of unhealthy foods on online media aimed at children. The Liberal Democrats have pledged to protect children from exposure to junk food, extend the soft drinks industry levy to sugary milkshakes, and introduce robust standards for public sector procurement and clear food labelling. They also propose free school meals for all children in poverty and protecting children from junk food advertising outdoors, online, and pre-watershed. Notably, 8 in 10 parents backed Labour's policy in national polling.
Labour's Child Health Action Plan today: 'Legislating for a progressive ban on smoking' 'Ban junk food advertising to children, implementing the 9pm watershed for junk food advertising on TV & ban paid-for advertising of unhealthy foods on online media aimed at children' https://t.co/t7pOjCUcYh
🇬🇧 My Pledge On Kids' Health ▫Ban on energy drinks sales to U16s & junk food ads before 9pm ▫@johnestevens ▫https://t.co/AAl5oadiol 👈 #frontpagestoday #UK @DailyMirror 🇬🇧 https://t.co/OKgNpDNFZ9
Good to see @UKLabour @wesstreeting pledging to act on child health - while some supermarkets already do age ID most shops still sell energy drinks labelled “not suitable for children” to kids. 8 in 10 parents backed this policy in our national polling @OHA_updates @UKSustain https://t.co/W07vIVIo5k
👏for these @LibDems manifesto pledges on child health: 🍲free school meals for all children in poverty 🥤extending soft drinks levy to sugary milkshakes 🚫protecting children from junk food advertising outdoors, online and pre-watershed 🥫robust & clear food labelling https://t.co/oJtN0CAAZT
“Child health cannot wait, and the UK public want to see urgent action” Labour manifesto to include clampdown on ultra-processed food and takeaways @TheGrocer https://t.co/dZhnBRoos4 1)
First up we have @LibDems, with some very welcome strong proposals; pledging to protect children from exposure to junk food, to extend the successful soft drinks industry levy and to introduce robust standards for public sector procurement and clear food labelling. #ChildHealth https://t.co/Bd8J6gvTaA