Starmer and Badenoch's lunchtime sandwich split

Some voters kick that politicians are each the aforesaid but present a wide quality has emerged betwixt the 2 main enactment leaders.

In an interrogation with The Spectator, Conservative Party person Kemi Badenoch said: "Lunch is for wimps. I person nutrient bought successful and I enactment and devour astatine the aforesaid time.

"There's nary time... sometimes I volition get a steak... I'm not a sandwich person. I don't deliberation sandwiches are a existent food, it's what you person for breakfast."

Asked astir her comments, No 10 said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer viewed sandwiches arsenic a "great British institution".

"I deliberation helium was amazed to perceive that the person of the absorption has a steak brought successful for lunch.

"The premier curate is rather blessed with a sandwich lunch."

The spokesperson added that Starmer "enjoys a tuna sandwich, and occasionally a food toastie".

Responding to the dig, Badenoch wrote connected societal media: "The PM has clip to respond to my jokes astir lunch… but nary clip for the farmers who nutrient our food."

Badenoch is not unsocial successful her heavy dislike of sandwiches.

Earlier this month, histrion Anna Maxwell Martin told The Sun: "If I'm connected a acceptable and sandwiches are brought connected — it's hard for maine to adjacent accidental that connection — I'd person to accidental 'get that out'."

Scrutiny of their nutrient preferences tin pb immoderate politicians into a authorities of indecision.

In 2009, then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown dodged repeated questions from parenting website Mumsnet astir his favourite biscuit. He aboriginal said helium liked "anything with a spot of chocolate".

In 1979, Margaret Thatcher adopted a fare consisting of 28 eggs a week to assistance substance her palmy wide predetermination campaign.

She besides utilized nutrient arsenic a diplomatic tool, refusing to let a interruption for meal astatine a European Council gathering until a determination had been made.

Rishi Sunak sometimes abstained from nutrient altogether, telling the BBC that fasting erstwhile a week was "an important subject for me".

"It means that I tin past indulge myself successful each the sugary treats I similar for the remainder of the week."