Jamie Oliver’s protest “Eton Mess” was very active on Friday, although the famous chef was facing a reaction.
Oliver staged a protest to provoke a reversal of the government’s strategy to combat obesity, prompting him to postpone a ban on unhealthy food deals “buy one-get-one-free”.
For the protest, Oliver encouraged the public to show up at number 10 with dessert cups at 12.30pm on Friday, May 20th.
In a video posted on Twitter, the protester wrote: “POWERFUL turnout with @jamieoliver in front of 10 Downing Street.
“Together, we call on the Prime Minister to put the health of our children above politics.
But the action drew a backlash online, with social media users condemning the chef for protesting cheap food during the rising cost of living crisis, which caused the biggest drop in living standards since the 1950s.
Chef Jamie Oliver takes part in the What An Eton Mess demonstration in front of Downing Street, London
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One Twitter user said: “Jamie Oliver still urges Boris Johnson to ban 2-for-1 food deals during a cost-of-living crisis? Because of some imaginary threat they have to childhood childhood obesity levels? Jamie Oliver is more afraid of seeing obese children than starving children.
Another Twitter user, journalist Paula Acpan, said: “Is it weird because Jamie Oliver was terribly quiet while Marcus Rashford and Jack Monroe, among many, were actively tackling baby food poverty? Instead of focusing on his collapsed restaurant chain and his long pantomime career as a “chef”, he is returning to the business of the poor. “
Broadcaster Sophie Corcoran said: “Millionaire Jamie Oliver wants to make food more expensive for ordinary people struggling with the cost of living, but somehow he thinks he’s the ‘good man.'”
Earlier, Oliver said that the Downing Street protest would symbolize “the privilege and confusion of our British government and its inability to do the right thing.”
“I really need your help, boys, you can do it at lunchtime, ask your boss, but please join me to reassure Boris Johnson and all his ministers that this strategy for children’s health is not a luxury. and a necessity, “he added.
The Independent contacted Oliver’s representatives for comment.
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