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https://news.sky.com/story/row-over-new-greggs-vegan-sausage-rolls-heats-up-11597679

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.

 

[Weeb_Killer]

Fuck that jug-earred, 5'2 indian. He's a poser and would fit right in with labour.

I'd love to see Kemi or Suella. I don't care about their skin colour. They're die-hard conservatives and just the battering ram the right needs to drive the left and the professional activists back into the box from whence they were sprung.

It won't be Sunak. Odds are determined by bets placed, and as he has the highest profile, of course every simpleton out there is betting on him. People forget that Thatcher came out of no where and ended up dominating British politics for decades.

 

[Stabmaster Arson]

Fuck that jug-earred, 5'2 indian. He's a poser and would fit right in with labour.

I'd love to see Kemi or Suella. I don't care about their skin colour. They're die-hard conservatives and just the battering ram the right needs to drive the left and the professional activists back into the box from whence they were sprung.

It won't be Sunak. Odds are determined by bets placed, and as he has the highest profile, of course every simpleton out there is betting on him. People forget that Thatcher came out of no where and ended up dominating British politics for decades.

I'd have Truss in. People joke about that "That is a disgrace" meme, but have you seen the price of cod lately? We should start another cod war now and tell them we aren't in the EU and to fuck off our fish. I want cheap fish and chips again. It's our national fucking dish (don't say it. Do not say tikka masala).

The fishing industry has been shafted for decades. It would be a great industry to revitalise.

 

[teriyakiburns]

Javid's out, for what it's worth.

The back-stabby briefing is coming out for Sunak. Best way to tell people something is true is to deny out of nowhere.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-62115347?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=62cda4aac0a04b70582987ac%26Sunak%20is%20not%20%27hated%27%20among%20Tory%20MPs%20-%20David%20Davis%262022-07-12T20%3A09%3A57.673Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:6df67fd0-810e-48f9-ac4f-1388abb54a17&pinned_post_asset_id=62cda4aac0a04b70582987ac&pinned_post_type=share

Sunak is not 'hated' among Tory MPs - David Davis​

Former Cabinet minister David Davis, who is backing Penny Mordaunt, has denied that leadership candidate Rishi Sunak is "hated" by many Tory MPs.
Earlier, Davis told BBC Radio 4's PM programme: "I don't think he's hated at all.
"We need a change of policy.
"If Rishi's going to stick with this policy, which has landed us with a recession and higher-than-average inflation for our economic peers, then I want to change that".
He called the former chancellor a "perfectly charming, nice individual".

 

[Stabmaster Arson]

Javid's out, for what it's worth.

The back-stabby briefing is coming out for Sunak. Best way to tell people something is true is to deny out of nowhere.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-62115347?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=62cda4aac0a04b70582987ac%26Sunak%20is%20not%20%27hated%27%20among%20Tory%20MPs%20-%20David%20Davis%262022-07-12T20%3A09%3A57.673Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:6df67fd0-810e-48f9-ac4f-1388abb54a17&pinned_post_asset_id=62cda4aac0a04b70582987ac&pinned_post_type=share

Sunak is not 'hated' among Tory MPs - David Davis​

Once again them not being in touch with the common man. Completely unneeded hatchet job. The whole country hates him.

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

Javid's out, for what it's worth.

The back-stabby briefing is coming out for Sunak. Best way to tell people something is true is to deny out of nowhere.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-62115347?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=62cda4aac0a04b70582987ac%26Sunak%20is%20not%20%27hated%27%20among%20Tory%20MPs%20-%20David%20Davis%262022-07-12T20%3A09%3A57.673Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:6df67fd0-810e-48f9-ac4f-1388abb54a17&pinned_post_asset_id=62cda4aac0a04b70582987ac&pinned_post_type=share

Sunak is not 'hated' among Tory MPs - David Davis​

It's fine, he has a backup plan to counter their criticisms.

Weirdly I'd actually prefer our first Asian PM come about following an election their party won while they were leading. Just because if that doesn't happen and someone else gets it down the line there'll be ceaseless discussion about if they are first "real" elected Asian PM.

 

[Raoul_Duke]

This whole farce is turning to be the true nadir of Britain, isn't it? The main runners for who will be the party leaders for the Conservatives are split between a bunch of fucking Indians, those mindless Brahmins, while Labour is just...well, Labour. I'm an American, but good god, what a rotten state Britain is in. The propped up corpses of Enoch Powell, Thatcher, and Mosley would be better leaders and politicians than this gaggle of fuckwits.

And fuck me, one day there'll be a Hispanic President, with a lot of Latins in his cabinet, and I think it'll be a bit like what you Brits are suffering right now.

 

[Coccxys]

The ones who managed to get enough nominations, still possible for a based woc to sort the shit out and short circuit the lefties' brains.



First round of voting is tomorrow. Here's how it works for those that don't know



Latest member poll

 

[CWCissey]

The ones who managed to get enough nominations, still possible for a based woc to sort the shit out and short circuit the lefties' brains.

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First round of voting is tomorrow. Here's how it works for those that don't know

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Latest member poll

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Fun fact, the Tories are probably not willing to be led by the woman who's most famous for bellyflopping on a failed reality show. If these figures are correct, we may have our based Nubian Prime Minister.

 

[Coccxys]

First round of MP voting announced, Hunt and Zahawi out. Rishi and Penny top two but obviously that can change in future rounds.



Interestingly Hunt only got 18 but needed 20 backers to get on the ballot in the first place.

 

[Weeb_Killer]

Based Kemi and Suella. I fucking hope and pray at least one of them gets to the final ballot.

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

Fun fact, the Tories are probably not willing to be led by the woman who's most famous for bellyflopping on a failed reality show. If these figures are correct, we may have our based Nubian Prime Minister.

While I've got a soft spot for Kemi I don't think she's really there for Prime Minister yet. She's not really got that career politician degree of viciousness needed down.

 

[Coccxys]

Next round underway, results expected 3pm.



New graph (only based on bookies' odds rather than polling) is moving away from Rishi thankfully.



A 3rd conservative female PM would be great to rub in my super labour supporting feminist friend who already tries their best to hand wave their way out of Thatcher or May "counting".

 

[Otterly]

Guess Brits don't like trains.

https://www.cityam.com/half-of-brits-in-favour-of-scrapping-hs2/

https://archive.ph/qEv8Q

We love trains. HS2 is a nightmare though. It ploughs through loads of nice countryside and I know people who have had their homes compulsory purchased for not enough, or been three feet too far away to have the compo but still have their property ruined. It connects two places that are connected anyway and doesn’t have any real positive impact.
We would be SO much better with the east and west coast main lines upgraded, leaving us with high speed connections from Edinburgh/Glasgow to londown. East coast is ok, west coast is sloooooow. And we’d be better opening some of the breaching lines back up.
HS2 is a poorly thought out white elephant, not a decent rail upgrade.

 

[FuckedOffToff]

While I've got a soft spot for Kemi I don't think she's really there for Prime Minister yet. She's not really got that career politician degree of viciousness needed down.

I agree. When she comes into her own, I think she could be a force of nature. I have growing respect for her. She speaks her mind and doesn't give a shit what "progressives" think, and she can say a lot of things white politicians can't, which drives the left insane.
ETA: More intelligent than Braverman, too.

 

[Random Internet Person]

Another one. Maybe things will change if the operation was in a posh area of London . https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hundreds-of-girls-sexually-abused-in-telford-59cjjjqn9

And in the Tory corner…

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kemi-badenoch-from-fringe-candidate-to-contender-in-a-week-f0g2j9n50

Get ready to look up the “Carlton is called a sellout” clip on YouTube.

 

[Coccxys]

Suella is out (unsurprisingly) hopefully her support goes for Kemi in future rounds.



Tom's support is down over the first ballot so expect him out next round.

Rishi extended his lead and is almost guaranteed to be one of the two. Penny is catching up though so expecting her to be the other of the two.

Having a black woman who's maiden name was Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke, who grew up in Nigeria but is also super based would be hilarious for watching both tips of the horseshoe meltdown.

 

[Stabmaster Arson]

Suella is out

There goes my tenner. Fuck that psychic pig.

 

[Coccxys]

All polling is pointing to penny. Kemi is second in membership polling.





I wonder if any of Rishi's lot will play dirty to try and pump someone else above penny to eliminate her before the members get a say.

 

[Absolutego]

Honest civics question as an ignorant burger: why doesn't the Prime Minister being ousted immediately trigger a new election?
Like, if things get bad enough that the leader of the party has to resign, why isn't the public counseled on whether or not they even want that party to remain in power?
I don't think it'd immediately flip to Labour were an election held, the civics of it just confuse me.

 

[Coccxys]

We don't directly elect our prime minister, we elect our constituency representatives (MPs) Once all MPs are seated they try to form a government, that must be voted on so naturally you need a majority of the House of commons to support you. The leader of the party that gets the vote through the house is then the PM (this can lead to both coalition and minority governments).

When a PM resigns then the party must elect a new leader, that new leader will then attempt to form a government which must be voted through by the House of commons. Since the conservatives are the majority they will probably go for it and so the leader will be the PM until the next election (which is the same date as it would be if the PM did not resign).

You can force an election through a vote of no confidence but you need a majority to back you up and Labour sure as hell don't have that, as much as they wish they did, since their magical grandpa fucked almost their entire vote away.

As to why not let the people have their say through a snap GE, well why? We voted for our MPs coming up on 3 years ago, a change in party leadership doesn't change who we voted to represent us for those years. It would be like Pelosi resigning as speaker meaning they have to have a full congressional election.