Helena Burton-Jones has endometriosis, a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb starts to grow outside the uterus. Ten percent of women worldwide have the condition, which is typically agonising, carries a risk of infertility, and can affect anyone with a uterus regardless of their weight.

A woman who takes weight loss medication has called Health Secretary Wes Streeting “naive” after he suggested weight-loss jabs could be given to unemployed people to help them return to the workplace.

The health secretary, Wes Streeting, was asked by a journalist outside 10 Downing Street on Tuesday morning, “Is losing weight the key to getting Britain working?” Mr Streeting responded with a hearty laugh,