A letter published by The Guardian on November 8, 2026, argues that the UK government should treat hunger and obesity as two interlinked problems. Prof Kent Buse of the World Obesity Federation writes that the cabinet committee MPs want should become the delivery arm of a "statutory right to adequate food," according to The Guardian's summary of the letter.
The letter responds to a Guardian report dated October 30 that said MPs had warned the government's obesity plan was set to fail. According to The Guardian's summary, that report came about a fortnight after the Right to Food UK Commission asked the same prime minister for the same thing, which the summary describes as including a legal duty on government and a reference to a minister, with the rest of the list cut off.
The Guardian's summary does not say what the cabinet committee would be called, when the MPs made their call, or whether the government has responded to the report or to the commission. It also does not say whether the MPs' call is part of a formal report or a separate statement.
The letter's headline, as listed by The Guardian, says the government should treat hunger and obesity as linked problems rather than separate ones. The Guardian's summary does not give the full text of the letter, so the rest of its argument cannot be reported from the summary alone.
The Guardian's listing credits Guardian Staff as the author, while the summary identifies the letter's writer as Prof Kent Buse. The item is listed as a letter rather than a reported article.