'Nanny state Britain' put on blast after Labour's birthday cake ban in nurseries leaves GB News guest flummoxed

"Apparently, new guidelines are saying that you should not send your child into school with a cake when it's their birthday because it's bad for them," political commentator Suzanne Evans told GB News hosts Stephen Dixon and Anne Diamond.

"It's going to make them fat. All the rest of this stuff. It's the nanny state once again on the march, isn't it?"

Instead, parents have been advised to bring "fruit platters", with schools advised to promote "healthy eating habits".

Following the issued guidance, Roxbourne Primary School in Harrow revealed that it would march to the tune of the Government "to help promote healthy eating".

Instead, the school is encouraging parents to donate a class book or stationery for classes.

"That is not a good substitute, is it?" Ms Evans fumed, with the rest of the panel in agreement.

Meanwhile, Stephen expressed shock that birthday cakes were even brought into schools to celebrate at all, adding that things have changed "since his day".

Finally, Ms Evans joked about why teachers might be inclined to implement such measures, sarcastically adding: "Confiscate it. That's the secret cunning plan.

"The teachers are going to confiscate the cake, put it into the staff room. Job done."

The wider reaction to the latest measures to make Britain healthier has echoed that of Britain's Newsroom.

Tory shadow health minister Stuart Andrew said: "Instead of addressing the real challenges facing the NHS, Labour seems more focused on performative, petty policies.

"Blaming birthday cakes is just a distraction that does nothing to fix the system and only highlights Labour's lack of serious solutions.

"Families don't need the state policing party food, they need leadership that takes public health seriously, and only the Conservatives can deliver that."

Similarly, GB News star Jacob Rees-Mogg railed against the Labour guidance, insisting that the school cakes are simply "innocent pleasures" sought out to be stopped by socialists.

"Nanny sends my younger children to school on their birthdays with little cakes, which is a pleasure for everyone, especially me, as she always makes a few extra.

"Only socialists want to stop such innocent pleasures," he told The Telegraph.

And it is not just Roxbourne Primary, Tufnell Park Primary School in London has replaced cakes with "songs, cards, hats and making children feel special".

Meanwhile, Trinity Road Primary School in Essex said: "We love birthdays, but we are a healthy school, so if you would like to celebrate your child's birthday with their class, we encourage you to buy a class book, a game, or send fruit."

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