In an effort to clear up the confusion - and, it says, champion England's local identities - the government is publishing an online interactive map of county boundaries, external and how they overlap.

The map below shows what percentage of people are obese and overweight in England. Speaking exclusively ... what he thinks can be done about it. County Durham takes the crown for the fattest ...

That’s the highest rate for any local authority in England and Wales ... Herefordshire, County of: 111.6 22. Calderdale: 111.6 23. Merthyr Tydfil: 110.9 24. High Peak: 110.3 25.