Starmer and Badenoch's lunchtime sandwich split

Some voters complain that politicians are all the same but now a clear difference has emerged between the two main party leaders.

In an interview with The Spectator, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said: "Lunch is for wimps. I have food bought in and I work and eat at the same time.

"There's no time... sometimes I will get a steak... I'm not a sandwich person. I don't think sandwiches are a real food, it's what you have for breakfast."

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

"I think he was surprised to hear that the leader of the opposition has a steak brought in for lunch.

"The prime minister is quite happy with a sandwich lunch."

The spokesman added that Starmer "enjoys a tuna sandwich, and occasionally a cheese toastie".

Responding to the dig, Badenoch wrote on social media: "The PM has time to respond to my jokes about lunch… but no time for the farmers who produce our food."