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https://news.sky.com/story/row-over-new-greggs-vegan-sausage-rolls-heats-up-11597679 (https://archive.ph/5Ba6o)

A heated row has broken out over a move by Britain's largest bakery chain to launch a vegan sausage roll.

The pastry, which is filled with a meat substitute and encased in 96 pastry layers, is available in 950 Greggs stores across the country.

It was promised after 20,000 people signed a petition calling for the snack to be launched to accommodate plant-based diet eaters.


But the vegan sausage roll's launch has been greeted by a mixed reaction: Some consumers welcomed it, while others voiced their objections.

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#VEGANsausageroll thanks Greggs

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Cook and food poverty campaigner Jack Monroe declared she was "frantically googling to see what time my nearest opens tomorrow morning because I will be outside".

While TV writer Brydie Lee-Kennedy called herself "very pro the Greggs vegan sausage roll because anything that wrenches veganism back from the 'clean eating' wellness folk is a good thing".

One Twitter user wrote that finding vegan sausage rolls missing from a store in Corby had "ruined my morning".

Another said: "My son is allergic to dairy products which means I can't really go to Greggs when he's with me. Now I can. Thank you vegans."

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The hype got me like #Greggs #Veganuary

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TV presenter Piers Morgan led the charge of those outraged by the new roll.

"Nobody was waiting for a vegan bloody sausage, you PC-ravaged clowns," he wrote on Twitter.

Mr Morgan later complained at receiving "howling abuse from vegans", adding: "I get it, you're all hangry. I would be too if I only ate plants and gruel."

Another Twitter user said: "I really struggle to believe that 20,000 vegans are that desperate to eat in a Greggs."

"You don't paint a mustach (sic) on the Mona Lisa and you don't mess with the perfect sausage roll," one quipped.

Journalist Nooruddean Choudry suggested Greggs introduce a halal steak bake to "crank the fume levels right up to 11".

The bakery chain told concerned customers that "change is good" and that there would "always be a classic sausage roll".

It comes on the same day McDonald's launched its first vegetarian "Happy Meal", designed for children.

The new dish comes with a "veggie wrap", instead of the usual chicken or beef option.

It should be noted that Piers Morgan and Greggs share the same PR firm, so I'm thinking this is some serious faux outrage and South Park KKK gambiting here.

 

[The Ghost of Sergei Witte]

Restore Chads... I KNEEEEEELLLLL. I don't usually fall for the entrappings and kayfabe of Democracy but this bait.... IT WAS MADE FOR ME

https://assets.nationbuilder.com/restorebritain/pages/760/attachments/original/1772009708/Retaking_the_English_Castle.pdf

 

[Tom Nook's Gloryhole]

Any "Take the country back" rhetoric that doesn't involve immediately declaring war on France is pointless.

 

[Monopolywheel]

Any "Take the country back" rhetoric that doesn't involve immediately declaring war on France is pointless.

I agree, our rightful Angevin lands that the French stole from us must be returned by force

 

[FedPostalService]

First he learns I am not the woman depicted in my avatar.

Blocked and reported

 

[LXXVII Brigade]

It's scun, like the -thorpe.

If it's the magic rock you crown kings on then it's pronounced "Scoon".

 

[Overdrive]

I agree, our rightful Angevin lands that the French stole from us must be returned by force
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We're trying to get rid of the browns not add more of them to the population though.

 

[HairyBadger]

This is a really interesting and welcome policy. It changes the balance of power considerably.

This is a good start. It needs some thought but a good start.

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

The Farms is an island.

The one from Lord of the Flies.

 

[Karognis]

The one from Lord of the Flies.

Nah, the one inhabited by Dr. Moreau.

 

[femboy fart huffer]

you all forgot the one endless trusim of British politics

That midgets always win. That's why we've never had a midget politician ever in the history of the country. If we did he would have instantly won and become king and we'd all be forced to walk on whatever the fuck the opposite of stilts are.

For the record, if I were in the constituency, I'd vote Green too, I hate Reform that much.

I have reported you for this personal and violent threat against the welshie. Just not on such horrid language.

Its "scown" right? Why else would it have an 'e' on the end?

There is no correct answer. You either say scone and prepare for all the scone people to fight you. Or you put on your best Scottish accent and call it a scooooon to avoid the debate entirely. Then the people will still want to fight you but that's just because you're Scottish not because you're incorrect about how to say scone.

First he learns I am not the woman depicted in my avatar.

Tbf every time I read people's posts I am imagining that their avatar is speaking to me. Idc you do sound like how I imagine that woman would sound. Otterly does indeed look like a real otter in a lab coat. Salsa does sound like warwick davis. I have to give you all different voices like a primary teacher reading a book for the class. All I'm saying is kofi drinker's avatar is a black man. So.

British friend illustrated a bootleg Stonetoss.

Obviously not English. You'd need at least 2 lawyers on site and half a decade of planning permission to build something that complex.

Any "Take the country back" rhetoric that doesn't involve immediately declaring war on France is pointless.

Idk if I would want to declare an official war on France. I just want free season to go kick the shit out of them without getting arrested (other than black facepaint). However 100% Brittany deserves independence and the Bretons are not French at all. They are closer to being English than French kinda why they got that name.

 

[Geoff Capes Vapes Apes]

However 100% Brittany deserves independence and the Bretons are not French at all. They are closer to being English than French kinda why they got that name.

Because they're not British but they are quite Britain-y?

 

[Snekposter]

There's an unfortunate admission behind all that, isn't there? For all the pretence of a unified English culture and all the mingling that has occurred in the last century or so, there's still profound cultural differences between the old kingdoms. It would only take a few small mistakes for a lot of people to decide that Norf Umbro used to be a kingdom in its own right, back in the day, bringing about the rise of a new nationalism based on saggy tracksuits and cheap footie shoes.

I had a Vic 3 game where after a civil war Manchester wound taking over all of the UK. All hail the Greater Mancunian Union!

Sure, if you want ten thousand petty kingdoms the size of a postage stamp.

Could be worse. It could be over what alleyways are called.

This is why any attempt by the EU to state-ise the UK will inevitably fail. Every single county in the UK hates each other with a passion. Every European nation to some extent or another operates a degree of federalisation, but we don't. It's been this way since the Magna fucking Carta. For nearly a thousand years the UK has operated some degree of bottom up leadership, Europe didn't do this until only a couple hundered years ago. It has never been a done thing in the UK for a central power to be the ultimate authority like it has on the continent. This has resulted in the simple fact that Europeans and Brits see the government completely differently. Europeans see it as the Ultimate Authority, we see it as the thing that gets in the way all the time. This is why Brexit happened. The simple fact is that Europeans and Brits are not politically compatible.

Hey, federalization has worked out great in the USA. A few minor rebellions at the start and one full civil war in 250 years makes us the second-most stable country on the planet right behind the UK.

Seriously though you guys really could use some of that simply because it would help put the brakes on Parliament. The English certainly deserve a measure of home rule for their counties more than the Scots and Welsh do for their "countries".

 

[Kofi Drinka]

That midgets always win. That's why we've never had a midget politician ever in the history of the country. If we did he would have instantly won and become king and we'd all be forced to walk on whatever the fuck the opposite of stilts are.

All I'm saying is kofi drinker's avatar is a black man. So.

Elected in 2017, James Lusted was a Tory MP under May's government. He even did Snow white in panto so you know he's a legit dwarf and not just like you and 5'11. Sorry Salsa, some times you need to put a faggot in his place and show him the true face of Hobritain.

My avatar is a white man. Racist faggot.

 

[femboy fart huffer]

Because they're not British but they are quite Britain-y?

In all seriousness the Bretons are ethnically Celtic, something that not even the majority of natively English people can say fully. They're the only Celtic ethnic group outside of the British isles. They're the remnants of the groups that first came to England. They are literally British, in that when the Romans went up norf they saw the British isles as well as Brittany and correctly said 'wow these people are pretty similar we will put them in the same group as the ones living on that island'. They are quite literally more British than the AngloSaxons are. They do not speak French. They are not ethnically French. They are not culturally French. A lot of them do not want to be a part of France and there's a fair few movements that want independace, you know like Scotland does. Their entire language and culture has been fucked over and erased by the French government. But hey they're Celtic so it's ok to do that shit.

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

Lindsay Hoyle has revealed it was him who fooled Randy Mandy's plans to escape to the Virgin Islands.

Turns out that Hoyle did not reveal it was him. Those unutterable cunts in the Met ratted him out to Mandleson and then Lyndsay had to admit it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8d5792yj9qo

The Metropolitan Police has apologised to the Commons Speaker for "inadvertently revealing" he was the source of information relating to Lord Mandelson's arrest on Monday.

It comes after Sir Lindsay Hoyle confirmed he had passed on information to the force suggesting the peer could be a flight risk.

Lord Mandelson's lawyers have complained about the Met's decision to detain him as part of its probe into misconduct in public office allegations.

They say he had agreed to an interview next month, and the decision to take him into custody was prompted by a "baseless" suggestion he was planning to "take up permanent residence abroad".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c05vey47yddo
The BBC understands that Lord Mandelson's lawyers were twice told by the police that information about his alleged travel plans had been passed on by Lord Forsyth, the Speaker of the House of Lords.

On Tuesday evening, Lord Forsyth denied any involvement after he was initially reported as the source of the referral, calling the suggestion "entirely false and without foundation".

On Wednesday, The Times then reported the information had in fact been shared by Sir Lindsay. Shortly afterwards, the Commons Speaker made a statement to MPs confirming he had given "relevant" information to the force.

He told MPs he had done this "in good faith", considering it to be his "duty and responsibility".

"It is regrettable this rapidly ended in the media," he added.

He did not provide any details, but the BBC understands Sir Lindsay passed on information he received in the British Virgin Islands during a visit last week that Lord Mandelson was planning to travel there.

Senior officers from the Met met Sir Lindsay on Wednesday to explain the situation, which is regarded by the force as a serious breach of protocol.

A spokesperson for the force said: "The Met has apologised to the Speaker of the House of Commons this afternoon for inadvertently revealing information during an investigation into allegations of misconduct in public office."

The BBC understands the Speaker of the House of Lords has not yet received an apology from the Metropolitan Police.

Lords sources said Lord Forsyth had arranged an urgent meeting with the Metropolitan Police on Thursday and was expected to receive clarification about how his name came to be mentioned.

The sources said he wanted to know why, when the media was widely reporting erroneous information attributed to him, he was not contacted about the issue and the record was not corrected.

Lord Mandelson's lawyers Mishcon de Reya have written to the Met asking what information and evidence they based their decision to arrest their client on.

The force is understood to have conducted its own assessment of the credibility of the information passed on by Sir Lindsay before deciding to arrest Lord Mandelson on Monday afternoon.

The former Labour minister was taken to Wandsworth police station in London for interview, before later being released on bail pending further investigation. It is understood he surrendered his passport as one of his bail conditions.

It comes after the force launched an investigation earlier this month over allegations that, while he was serving as a minister, Lord Mandelson had passed on market-sensitive government information to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The BBC understands that Lord Mandelson's position is he has not acted in any way criminally and that he was not motivated by financial gain. Lawyers for the peer say he intends to co-operate with police to "clear his name".

Lord Mandelson became the British ambassador to the US in February 2025 but was sacked in September after Downing Street said new information about the depth of his relationship with Epstein had emerged.

The allegations against Lord Mandelson surfaced after the US Department of Justice released a tranche of documents last month, including emails between him and Epstein.

Wonder how often they had to tell him it was "Lord Forsyth" *wink, wink* until it sunk in.

A really subtle reminder there to Hoyle whose side they are on.

 

[Overdrive]

Could be worse. It could be over what alleyways are called.

The correct term is jitty, obviously.

 

[Flavius Claudius Julianus]

Deliberately turning our teenagers into lifelong debt-slaves purely to fiddle them off the unemployment figures and prop up the department of toast studies at the university of Slough is one of the greatest sins of the Blair years.

If I was a young person today I would be looking at degree apprenticeships, my globocorp does them over 5 years, it costs the kids nothing, they're getting paid a decent wage for their age and they are getting workplace experience too.

Late, but I was considering one of these as a man in my mid-thirties.

I already have a master's degree from a good university. Is that an obstacle?

Basically fed up with how gay and retarded this entire country is. Literally every other opportunity seems blocked off or seriously stymied for white men.

 

[GratsTheat783]

Do you think Nigel should have addressed the alleged "death threat" a Reform councilor made toward a Labour MP? Kier called on him to apologise, to which he simply ignored it and continued his question about the Chagos Islands.

Spoiler: Reform UK councillor shared Facebook post saying Labour MP ‘should be shot’

Reform UK councillor shared Facebook post saying Labour MP ‘should be shot’​

Natalie Fleet MP says politicians should not expect ‘death threats as standard’, as Lancashire councillor apologises

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A Labour MP has said politicians should not expect to face “death threats as standard” after a Reform UK councillor shared a Facebook post which said she “should be shot”.

The picture of Natalie Fleet, who has spoken previously about being groomed and raped as a teenager, was accompanied by a fake quote misattributed to her, which read: “I voted against the grooming gang enquiry.”


The Facebook post was shared by Simon Evans, the deputy leader of Lancashire council and cabinet member for children and families. He also reshared text accompanying the picture, which said: “You dozy cow, you should be shot.”

Fleet, who is MP for Bolsover in Derbyshire, said: “Posts like this are so common I don’t bat an eyelid. However, they remind me why my husband and children begged me not to stand.


“My first thought is always for the loved ones who have to see it, and any women who may be put off of getting into politics in the future.”

She added: “The last Labour government helped me so much; I got into politics because I wanted to pay that forward and help others in my community. Whatever party, we should be able to fight for our areas without death threats as standard.”

Evans later deleted the post, saying in an apology on Facebook that he had made “a genuine mistake” and “did not notice the accompanying text”, and had removed the post “immediately” once it was brought to his attention.

“Yesterday, I shared a post featuring Natalie Fleet MP highlighting how she voted on the grooming gang inquiry. As many of you know, this is an issue close to my heart and something I have been campaigning on tirelessly even before I was elected,” Evans wrote.

“Unfortunately what I did not notice was the accompanying text of the Facebook post that was created by an unknown user. As soon as this was pointed out, I immediately deleted the post. I would never intentionally call for or wish violence upon anyone, regardless of their political beliefs. This sort of rhetoric has absolutely no place in our politics.”


He added: “I would like to sincerely apologise to Ms Fleet and anyone else for the offence caused. This was completely unintentional and was a genuine mistake that we can all make from time to time, especially on social media.”

A Reform spokesperson said: “After investigating the post, the party considers it an honest mistake and will not be taking any action. We accept Cllr Evans’ apology and version of events.”

Since entering parliament at the last general election, Fleet has successfully campaigned for the government to remove parental responsibility from sex offenders where a child is born of rape, a move she told parliament “will protect grooming victims”.

“I am proud to be part of a government who have set out an unprecedented ambition to halve violence against women and girls, but what I want us to think about on this day is how we tell our story,” Fleet previously told the House of Commons.

“I have spoken publicly about giving birth after being the victim of statutory rape, and I am sick of being told I am brave. I do not want to be brave; I want it to be expected that we tell our truth.”

Meanwhile, Reform UK has suspended a campaign manager involved in the Gorton and Denton byelection after reports he used racist and misogynist language on social media.

Adam Mitula, described by Reform Tameside as its interim campaign manager, who has since deleted his X account, confirmed he had been suspended by the party pending investigation, but claimed his social media remarks were “taken out of context”.

Mitula had reportedly written posts on X in which he said he would “never touch a Jewish woman” and claimed the Holocaust death toll had been exaggerated and that 60% to 70% of transgender people were paedophiles.

He told the Press Association: “The comments in question were taken out of context, and actually defended the Jewish community.”

Reform UK said it does not comment on its internal disciplinary processes.
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In my opinion, Nigel was right to ignore it. It's certainly crude and not really a good look, plus it gave the PM easy ammo along with a way to dodge the question (not that he wouldn't have just said "fauning over Putin" and then the whole Labour party claps), but it's not a threat, a threat would be "I will kill her", "someone kill her" or if he repeatedly broadcasted statements suggesting she deserves to die, which he didn't.

 

[HairyBadger]

Fuck them both.

Neither answer direct questions. I listened to PM questions today and Starmer sounded smug, like a traitorous cunt?

And well, Farage ... No thanks.

 

[Heinrich Maneuver]

Kemi called Labour the paedo defenders party (though she was quoting someone else). PMQs is just monkeys slinging shit. Labour has a councillor who attempted to kill a man with a pickaxe (Mosin Hussain, as that one MP bought up today), Keir can hardly talk about death threats.