Thursday evening news briefing: Starmer plots vast expansion of nanny state in battle to save NHS
Good evening. Sir Keir Starmer is preparing a raft of “nanny state” interventions on public health as he scrambles to save the NHS from collapse.
Elsewhere in today’s newsletter, the OBR has warned that British families face a tough choice to avoid a “spiral” of public debt, and we bring you Sven-Goran Eriksson’s final message.
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Starmer plots vast expansion of nanny state in battle to save NHS
The Government promised a “prevention revolution” – saying measures would be bold, controversial and not universally popular. Ministers announced plans to introduce a 9pm watershed on junk food advertising – and a total ban on paid-for online ads – by October 2025. The Prime Minister has also promised a string of further measures.