Dame Prue Leith is a writer, broadcaster and restaurateur who chairs the Bake Off judging panel and champions access to food education.
Nigella Lawson has joined The Great British Bake Off as a judge, replacing Dame Prue Leith. Filming for the new series is complete and the trailer confirms the return of the bake-off with a familiar panel, including Paul Hollywood, Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond.
Dame Prue Leith has argued for free, compulsory school meals for every child and supports a ban on lunchboxes, though she acknowledges policing contents is impractical. England will offer free meals to pupils from universal credit households from September as part of a wider school-food standards overhaul.
Health ministers push binding national maternity standards and a new commissioner to end postcode gaps, following multiple investigations into failures. The plan aims to improve patient experience and address racial inequalities in maternity care.