Revealed: obesity jab maker discussed targeting benefit claimants with UK government

Drug firm Novo Nordisk proposed singling out those most likely to return to work with its weight-loss injection

Obesity jab maker Novo Nordisk suggested to senior government officials that they could profile" benefit claimants so that those most likely to return to work could be targeted with its weight-loss injections.

Internal documents obtained by the Observer reveal that Pinder Sahota, corporate vice-president of Novo Nordisk UK, told the then health secretary Steve Barclay, England's chief medical officer and Treasury officials that data from the Department for Work and Pensions [DWP] could help profile those who are most likely to return to the labour market".