Steak or a sandwich for lunch? Britain’s PM, opposition leader at odds
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A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he often enjoyed a tuna sandwich and occasionally a cheese toasted sandwich.
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LONDON – Britain’s Prime Minister and the leader of the main opposition party spar almost daily on everything from immigration, taxation to spending, but on Dec 12, the two battled over a new subject – whether sandwiches make a good lunch.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch raised the subject in an interview with the right-leaning weekly magazine, The Spectator, by questioning not only whether sandwiches made an adequate lunch but also whether people should take lunch breaks.
“What’s a lunch break? Lunch is for wimps. I have food brought in, and I work and eat at the same time. There’s no time... Sometimes, I will get a steak,” she told The Spectator.
“I’m not a sandwich person. I don’t think sandwiches are a real food, it’s what you have for breakfast. I will not touch bread if it’s moist.”
In response, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he often enjoyed a tuna sandwich and occasionally a cheese toasted sandwich.
“I think he was surprised to hear the leader of the opposition has a steak brought in for lunch, but I think the Prime Minister is quite happy with a sandwich lunch,” he told reporters.
“It’s a great British institution, I believe it brings in £8 billion (S$13.6 billion) to the UK economy.” REUTERS
