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Saturday, 21 August 2021

An eating disorder campaigner from Earlsfield says the government's response to her proposed action plan was "frustrating".

Hope Virgo teamed up with MPs including former Chancellor John McDonnell to call for the scrapping of the BMI index.

She says they're a mental illness, not a physical one.

She also says the Department for Health focused its response around young people, when people all of ages are affected.


We've contacted the Health Secretary for comment.