Let them eat cake! Rishi scoffs at health tsar's office ban plea
Daily Express|January 19, 2023
RISHI Sunak has stubbed out the opinions of a food watchdog chief who suggested taking cake into the office was like passive smoking.
Sophie Wingate
Let them eat cake! Rishi scoffs at health tsar's office ban plea

In a briefing yesterday – which included mini-cupcakes – No 10 said he believed in “personal choice” and that people should be allowed to share treats with workmates.

His spokesman revealed the Prime Minister is himself “very partial” to cake, especially carrot and red velvet.

This followed Food Standards Agency chairwoman Professor Susan Jebb saying people could help each other by providing a “supportive environment”.

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