The British press is reporting a “battle” between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the leader of the main opposition party, Kemi Badenoch, after the MP claimed that sandwiches are not “real food”. The Prime Minister has defended the popular and British-invented snack. A spokesman called the sandwiches “a great British institution”.
– How is the lunch break? Lunch is for alcoholics. I brought food from home, I work and eat at the same time, – said Kemi Badenoch in an interview with “Tamoshobin” weekly. The leader of the British Conservative Party added that he sometimes eats steak for lunch, but not a sandwich. – I don't like sandwiches. I don't consider them real food, they are something you can eat for breakfast. If it's wet, I won't touch the bread, said Badenoch.
Kemi BadenochPAP/EPA/ANDY RAIN
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The Prime Minister defends the sandwiches
In response to this statement, Keir Starmer's spokesman told reporters that the British prime minister often eats tuna sandwiches and occasionally cheese toast. – I think he was surprised to hear that the leader of the opposition told him to bring steak for lunch. “I think the prime minister is very happy with a sandwich for lunch,” the spokesman said, calling sandwiches “a great British institution”.
Badenoch responded to comments from 10 Downing Street on social media. “The prime minister has time to respond to my lunch jokes … but he has no time for the farmers who produce our food,” he said, referring to recent farmers' protests in Britain.
Comments Keir StarmerPAP / EPA / tax
“The fight for food” on the islands
The discussion around the lunch was covered by the biggest British media on Thursday. The Guardian writes about the food “war” in Westminster, and the BBC portal writes with a wink: “Some voters complain that all politicians are the same, but now there is a clear difference between the leaders of the two main parties.”
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