Can't even "wrest control" of childhood malnutrition in their own country despite having one of the highest GDP (which would therefore take maybe a few months at most to fix), nevermind critical mineral self-sufficiency which would probably take a decade (if not two) with the right political apparatus to fix.
https://www.jrf.org.uk/child-poverty
Child poverty remains significantly higher than poverty rates for both working-age and pension-age adults, making it a critical issue to address in tackling poverty overall. Despite the UK being one of the richest countries in the world, around 4.5 million children (1 in 3) live in poverty. Children in lone-parent families face an even higher risk, with 4 in 10 living in poverty.