Labour revives energy drinks ban ditched by Tories as ‘nanny state’

Energy drinks

Health secretary Wes Streeting claimed the move could prevent obesity in up to 40,000 children

The government has launched a consultation on a move to ban the sale of energy drinks to under-16s, seven years since the measures were first proposed by then prime minister Theresa May.

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