Rishi Sunak slaps down food tsar who slammed workers for bringing cake into the office
RISHI SUNAK has slapped down a nanny-state quangocrat who slammed workers for eating cake in the office.
The PM’s spokesman issued a blistering rebuke to Professor Susan Jebb for saying bringing unhealthy snacks into the office is as bad as blowing cigarette smoke into people’s faces.
The Food Standards Agency chief claimed the nation’s weak willpower meant people could not make healthy choices and told The Times that if no one brought cakes in, “I would not eat cakes in the day”.
Mr Sunak’s spokesman insisted office workers should be allowed to eat cake and backed free will over finger-wagging rules.
He said: “The Prime Minister believes that personal choice should be baked into our approach.
“We want to encourage healthy lifestyles. . . however, the way to deal with this issue is not to stop people from occasionally bringing in treats.”
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Another No10 source added: “We’re a pro-cake government.”
Even Labour boss Sir Keir – who loves a chocolate slice – would not ban people from bringing cake into the office.
His spokesman said he enjoyed the sugary snack “in moderation”.
Elliot Keck, of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, hit out, saying: “The FSA exists to ensure the safety of our food, not to act as a platform for nanny-state lectures.”
