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Childhood obesity and demoralised NHS staff are among the biggest problems that Keir Starmer has to addressOur writers and experts name the top three things Labour must include in its manifestoIt’s widely accepted among independent public health experts, including the former chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies, that Britain’s health is going backwards relative to many other countries. This is true on so many indicators – obesity rates, cancer survival rates, healthy life expectancy and child malnutrition. While the modern history of public health is one of progress, the past 14 years in the UK, in which the Conservatives have been in power, have seen population health stagnate and even decline. Here are three priorities that would improve life for all.Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh Continue reading...