Tories slam obesity plan, urge farm tax rethink

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Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Helen Whately says speaking to supermarkets is “not the answer” to the UK’s health problems as she argues that obesity is about personal responsibility. She goes on to criticise the government for threatening family farms with their tax policy while claiming to promote healthier living.   Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00I think it's a good thing for the government to be speaking to the supermarkets,

00:03but I really don't think this is the answer to the country's health problems.

00:07What people want is an NHS that works for them.

00:10Now, of course, we need to live healthier lives,

00:12but we as Conservatives believe that it's first and foremost a matter of personal responsibility.

00:17Actually, you also need to have good, fresh fruit and veg available for people.

00:21It's the food that is available.

00:22And actually, one of the things that I think is extraordinary,

00:25that on the one hand, the government's talking about tackling obesity,

00:27but on the other hand, they're busy taxing the family farm and threatening family farmers.

00:32I'm a Kent MP.

00:33I know the awful thing this is going to do to our farming sector.

00:36So actually, they should tackle and deal with that contradiction first.

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