Jeremy Hunt talks about childhood obesity in Britain while wearing a Tate & Lyle lanyard
So much for the sugar tax then – Jeremy Hunt spoke at the Conservative Party Conference about how there is a ‘lot more to do’ to tackle childhood obesity in Britain – while wearing a lanyard bearing the name of US sugar company Tate & Lyle, who are sponsoring the event.
Jeremy Hunt, wearing his Tate&Lyle lanyard, says we have a 'lot more to do' to tackle childhood obesity in Britain #CPC17 pic.twitter.com/6Iv5OOt4Lt
— Natasha Clark (@NatashaC) October 2, 2017
It's like Trident sponsoring a CND rally.
— Flipper the Priest (@AberJohnny) October 2, 2017
Perhaps a company called 'wanker' will sponsor the lanyards next year.
— Neil G. Sanders (@NeilGSanders) October 3, 2017
Sums up @Conservatives hypocrite @Jeremy_Hunt – says we should eat less sugar and he's sponsored by Tate & Lyle (see lanyard!) pic.twitter.com/fgoKbPSthM
— Lance Dyer 〓〓 (@Lance63) October 3, 2017
Others pointed out that Tate & Lyle actually import sugar into the UK.
Disgraceful: #conservatives sponsored at conference by Tate & Lyle, who provide foreign cane Sugar. So much for supporting 🇬🇧 Ag. @ConHome pic.twitter.com/JRvBq1W8yh
— Andrew Ward 🇬🇧🚜 (@wheat_daddy) October 1, 2017
Maybe we should try the Italian way of warning parents that sugary drinks make kids fat…
