Unemployed people living with obesity could be given new weight loss jabs to help them get back into work, the health secretary has said. Wes Streeting suggested the latest generation of medicines including Ozempic and Mounjaro could be "lifechanging" for individuals and would ease pressure on the NHS.

Health secretary Wes Streeting announced weight loss injections could be used to get people living with obesity "back to work" at full capacity.

Weight-loss jabs ‘important for economy so people get back into work’, says PM - Sir Keir Starmer said anti-obesity medication could help boost Britain’s economy.