Jamie Oliver: 'PM failing UK children on obesity strategy'

Jamie Oliver has accused Prime Minister Theresa May of failing British children over Government plans to tackle childhood obesity.

Previously, the celebrity chef said he was in "shock" over the details of the long-awaited strategy to tackle childhood obesity.

According to statistics, one in three British children are obese by the time they leave primary school.

Key elements of the new plan include cutting sugar in foods eaten by children by 20% and a tax on sugary drinks to raise money for school sports.

However, ministers were accused of watering down the strategy.

Oliver, who regularly campaigns to improve the nation's diet, said Mrs May had failed in her first true test as PM in comments reported by The Times.

The father-of-five said: "On Wednesday night my kids asked me why I was looking grumpy, so I had to explain to them that the Prime Minister had let British children down.

"It could have been one of the most important pieces of work of our time, but instead it was prepared and delivered in the most underhand, insensitive, unstrategic way.

"Everything about it stinks of 'we don't care'. We need to face facts: this problem won't go away unless we face it head on".