Ugh, the leader of the Conservatives used the “m” word.

‘I will not touch bread if it is moist’

Yes, the grown-ups that are, or wish they were, in charge of our country are currently engaged in a heady political debate as to what is the best lunch.

…the leader of the opposition channelled her inner Gordon Gekko to declare: “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 said.

Desperate for a slice of the action, Starmer’s official spokesperson weighed in to respond, saying the prime minister was “surprised” to hear that Badenoch had a steak brought in for lunch and he instead preferred a cheese toastie.

Badenoch had earlier made clear her distaste for bread-based snacks. “I’m not a sandwich person, I don’t think sandwiches are a real food, it’s what you have for breakfast,” she told the Spectator. “I will not touch bread if it is moist.”

Starmer’s spokesperson responded: “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.”

Asked what the prime minister’s favourite sandwich was, they added: “I think he enjoys a tuna sandwich and occasionally a cheese toastie.”

Of course Badenoch isn’t going to let PM Starmer get away with trying to appeal to the non-billionaire class.

Badenoch swiftly attacked the prime minister’s response to her remarks in a post on social media, writing: “The PM has time to respond to my jokes about lunch … but no time for the farmers who produce our food.”