People using weight loss injections still have “a responsibility to look after their own health” by exercising frequently, according to Wes Streeting. Following a healthy diet and regular exercise should be adopted by individuals with obesity, even if they are using weight loss jabs, the Health Secretary has said.

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

Streeting announced a collaboration with the world's largest pharmaceutical company, Lilly, which will include a five-year trial investigating whether the use of the weight-loss drug tirzepatide helps get people back into employment.