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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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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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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.
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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.
 
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Special spoonie said:
The fact they are letting this crazy bitch anywhere near Reform shows how unserious it is.
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It's all down to Zia. He's the one pushing to stuff Reform with a "diverse range of opinions".

Did you support Remain? Are you a Net Zero fanatic? Don't worry, we'll allow you in now!

They even let people join Reform and stand for candidates if they support Scottish independence despite being a pro UK party. No wonder people don't trust Reform.
 
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If they bring her over and get her to keep her mouth shut then that is an epic 4d chess win
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There are a not-insignificant amount of Boomers who post in mass on the forums of The Telegraph and GBNews shite like "Boris will fix this mess" as they refer to the mess that Boris intentionally caused.

If they give her zero power and carefully manage her media engagements, it could actually be a 4d chess win. (That's not happening but I can be hopeful).
 
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EDIT: Added below if you care to read. No, Angela, you can't blame the lawyers.
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Thanks for those, I cannot decide which boils my piss more, her or the ethics advisor. Ange has pulled off the most impressive degree of self-fellatio I've ever seen from someone without a dick but the ethics letter is enraging. You're not there to cy that media scrutiny is so hard to deal with for her, you have a specific thing to investigate and remark on, nothing more.
 
It’s such a skill to be able to closely type two a4 sheets of apology without actually saying you were wrong isn’t it?
And she faces no real repercussions, just a bit less gravy in the trough.
 
Nadine "the Online Safety Act doesn't go far enough" Dorries is speaking at the Reform conference right now.
Needless to say the live chat are not enjoying her presence...
 
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Muad'Dick said:
What do you mean Reform isn't a serious party?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=E4W7BpwOoL0
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Farage knows. He's not stupid enough to say Nick Cur or Moe Lester without picking up on it. He's having fun with a bit of cheeky humour and that's what makes him endearing to the general public. He is willing to be a cheeky chappy and that makes him human.
 
Kofi Drinka said:
Farage knows. He's not stupid enough to say Nick Cur or Moe Lester without picking up on it. He's having fun with a bit of cheeky humour and that's what makes him endearing to the general public. He is willing to be a cheeky chappy and that makes him human.
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£87 is £87 right?


He's one of the worst ideological carpet baggers we've ever seen in politics. Which is why you end up with a party like Reform. The home of Tory waifs and strays, and other assorted non-entities.
 
Zia Yusuf has been promoted as "head of policy". They really are rubbing it into people's faces that it's Zia's way or no way!
 

lol that tastes better than my breakfast​


Bye, cunt. Not the first time Tony Blair has backed the wrong horse. And we're back to the standards upheld and maintained by the Tories in government.

Government has commenced its second reshuffle in a week.

Beth Rigby reminds me of that "do the roar" kid from Shrek 3 or whatever it was. Face like a bulldog chewing a wasp.



If I were Reeves, I'd be furious to have been wheeled out on national TV to defend something even Rayner couldn't defend. Imagine if her final parting gift to this government was a resignation before the November budget.
 
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Reshuffle updates​

(will update this post as they come in)

Friday 5th​

  • (1PM) Rachel Reeves is safe as Chancellor to calm the markets.
  • (1PM) Baroness Poppy Gustafsson has resigned as Investments Minister.
  • (2PM) Lucy Powell (Leader of the House, another Manchester MP) has been kicked back to the backbenches. Indicates massive governmental reshuffle, I can't imagine this going well at all especially with the situation inside of Labour being so febrile at the moment. Brutal demotion.
  • (2:15PM) Ian Murray (Scottish Secretary) kicked out of government entirely.
  • (4PM) Yvette Cooper no longer Home Secretary, has been moved to Foreign Secretary.
  • (4PM) David Lammy is Deputy PM and Justice Secretary.
  • (4PM) Shabana Mahmood is the new Home Secretary.
  • (4:57PM) Pat McFadden becomes Work and Pensions Secretary.
  • (5:02PM) Steve Reed as Housing Secretary.
  • (5:10PM) Peter Kyle as Business Secretary.
  • (5:20PM) Liz Kendall is Science and Technology Secretary.
  • (5:30PM) Emma Reynolds to DEFRA as new Environment, Food and Rural Affairs minister.
  • (5:30PM) Alan Campbell as Lord President of the Council and Leader of the Commons. Powell's replacement and will attend cabinet, quite rare for a LotC.
  • (5:30PM) Jonathan Reynolds (aka the guy who has constantly lied about being a solicitor) as Chief Whip.
  • (5:30PM) Douglas Alexander replacing Ian Murray as Scottish Secretary.

Saturday 6th​

  • (7AM) Darren Jones is officially Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster as well as Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister. Hugely symbolic role, essentially the PM's best mate and second-in-command. Besides the Prime Minister, most senior minister in the Cabinet Office.
 
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lol that tastes better than my breakfast​


Bye, cunt. Not the first time Tony Blair has backed the wrong horse. And we're back to the standards upheld and maintained by the Tories in government.

Government has commenced its second reshuffle in a week.

Beth Rigby reminds me of that "do the roar" kid from Shrek 3 or whatever it was. Face like a bulldog chewing a wasp.

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If I were Reeves, I'd be furious to have been wheeled out on national TV to defend something even Rayner couldn't defend. Imagine if her final parting gift to this government was a resignation before the November budget.
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Why does this stupid ugly cunt keep calling her "Angie" Rayner, you're supposed to a professional fucking news reporter you ugly fuck, is it because if you spoke the word "Angel" then God would take notice of a bloodline that crawled out of the ruins of fucking Sodom?
Eugh.
 
Symbol of the Chud said:
Why does this stupid ugly cunt keep calling her "Angie" Rayner, you're supposed to a professional fucking news reporter you ugly fuck, is it because if you spoke the word "Angel" then God would take notice of a bloodline that crawled out of the ruins of fucking Sodom?
Eugh.
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Rigby is a well-known Labour supporter and she's spent the past day glazing Rayner's doughnut hole, so it makes sense that she's a bit upset that her bezzie is gone from gov.
 
Chandiler Savant said:
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Reform is holding their conference today
Labour has taken to tweeting the night before to seethe :jacefedora:
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The "link" to download the manifesto is just soundbites and quotes they've picked.
Why talk about manifestos if GE is so far away?
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You can smell the desperation from Labour, even some of the traditional lefty mouthpieces aren't buying Starmer's waffle any more.

Maybe a GE isn't so far away after all.

(Rainbows incoming)

Great news Re: Rayner, didn't expect Reeves to move though I still think Jones is being eyed up as Chancellor - Team Blair will make this happen by trying to protect Ange and push Streeting as the new PM after the Conference.

Say what you will about Nigel, he's still way ahead and Reform UK are motoring along nicely. True, they can't take anything for granted, but things are good at present.

Nigel and Ed Davey can at least laugh at themselves - when could Labour laugh at themselves? Even during the original Spitting Image series, a lot of them hated it because 'it mocked them' and the Left hate being mocked. Ironically, the only one who seemed not to mind was the original Ginger Whinger from Islwyn - one Neil Kinnock.

If it's Starmer v Blair/McSweeney, then the Labour machine will win and Starmer won't - his only means of revenge then is to call for a GE which he and Labour would lose spectacularly.
 
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Crunkle said:
Beth Rigby reminds me of that "do the roar" kid from Shrek 3 or whatever it was. Face like a bulldog chewing a wasp.
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She's a good example of failing upwards.

In a single sentence she says "I don't have any details" then manages to mush mouth "Andrew Rayner" once and "Angie Rayner" twice.

Even Junior Correspondents can vamp when reporting live with scarce news and can talk without constantly tripping over their own tongue. But not 'r Beth. She seems to struggle to read as well.
 
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