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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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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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Frostnipped Todger said:
Am currently on Skye, it seems much more "diverse". Public toilets are disgusting, people don't know how to walk on the left side of the fucking footpath, constant jabbering on there phones ON SPEAKER in nature, while everyone else is trying to get a bit of shush.
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The bridge was a disaster. Being able to drive over has filled the place with the worst kind of tourist. You used to be able to leave your doors unlocked, and you’d never be burgled and now you can’t.
 
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The GB News Afternoon Round-up is here (hoorah!)

Benefits fraudsters exposed after loved-up holiday photos reveal they were lying about being single to swindle £50k:

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The Muslim Council of Britain tried to silence GB News and lost. Now an enormous iceberg is on the horizon - Paul Stott:

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Fraudster masseuse who claimed £550k for 'injuries at work' caught out riding quad-bike:

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Geri Halliwell 'absolutely humiliated' after Christian Horner's Red Bull sacking:

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Man stabbed to death 'while trying to stop knifeman stealing his watch' as London compared to Brazilian FAVELA:

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DVLA to launch new driving licence changes within months that will impact thousands of motorists (but it's actually a good thing):

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EddyRooney said:
I can't tell if you're obtuse, being sarcastic, or don't know your memes.

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Just wait until they find out what the horn on the bus does...

If you want a good laugh, then from Chepstow I present a new candidate for the Darwin award:

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Of course, it has to be a Labour bod.
 
Bog-standard Poster said:
Eddyrooney beat me to it but you need to be told twice, we're on about the 80s, not 90s.
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They didn't suddenly turn into fags when the calendar changed. The manly men of the 80s were always gay for pay. Have you seen Stallone's porn movie? The women do everything they can not to touch him.


Made In Wales said:
Just wait until they find out what the horn on the bus does...

If you want a good laugh, then from Chepstow I present a new candidate for the Darwin award:

Archive: https://archive.ph/wip/zSxlN

Of course, it has to be a Labour bod.
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He was upset 2 girls were walking their dog in the heat. As long as you give them a big drink before hand and don't walk them far it's not going to hurt them to nip down the road for a pee.
 
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Mound Dweller said:
What did I say?
Wahemns football; NOBODY CARES.
no @Kofi Drinka not even for a crafty wank, not even for that.
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No Welsh person should EVER be allowed to comment on how toxic the England Men's Footy Fans are ever again, after the absolute sycophancy shown towards the Welsh Women's team.

Wales' Women's Football Fans are the biggest entitled twats of them all - if you don't publicly praise the Women then they have meltdowns, despite the fact the team are shit useless (or about how good Cardiff City were last night against Unknown Malaysian Side Chinkychonky Suckysucky).

God help us when we get the Trans Teams and associated Tournaments.
 
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Why didn't the French get rid of Macron a few years ago?

Daily mails currently headline is that disability benefits are worth more than minimum wage now. £2,500 more for being sick. But how does that work? Whats being included and what level of disability?

Starmer was told off for saying we're an island of strangers now so he's scared to commit to any migrant changes. He's been got by the balls by all the rebels. If he goes anti-migrant to cut off Reform's growth his own party will remove him. If he doesn't then Reform have the public's attention. There's no move left for him to take that doesn't fuck him over.
 
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Chunky Salsa said:

What the fuck are we even doing? This isn't even trying and pretending, this is just nothing, it's beyond nothing. God I hate these fucking vermin.
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Starmer addresses the final question first, saying France and the UK both have a responsibility to address the problem of illegal immigration and he won't engage in "megaphone politics" and "finger pointing".

In terms of the scheme, he says he won't go into detail - suggesting discussing it could undermine how the scheme operates - but he says it's important to see "this is a breakthrough".

DISCUSSING IT COULD UNDERMINE HOW THE SCHEME OPERATES ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Might I suggest to this government that if their scheme is so delicate that even mentioning the details of it might mean it is ineffective or will collapse, they might want to come up with a more robust, effective solution ? Jesus wept, you couldn't make that up, and let's face it, the bar of incredulity is not exactly high with this shower.
 
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EddyRooney said:
Starmer addresses the final question first, saying France and the UK both have a responsibility to address the problem of illegal immigration and he won't engage in "megaphone politics" and "finger pointing".

In terms of the scheme, he says he won't go into detail - suggesting discussing it could undermine how the scheme operates - but he says it's important to see "this is a breakthrough".

DISCUSSING IT COULD UNDERMINE HOW THE SCHEME OPERATES ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Might I suggest to this government that if their scheme is so delicate that even mentioning the details of it might mean it is ineffective or will collapse, they might want to come up with a more robust, effective solution ? Jesus wept, you couldn't make that up, and let's face it, the bar of incredulity is not exactly high with this shower.
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Please don't make me defend Starmer.

He is right. If you're being invaded you don't tell the invaders your security plans. If there is a real plan here telling people what it is before it's put in place weakens it. There probably isn't, but this is the right thing to do if there is.
 
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Kofi Drinka said:
Please don't make me defend Starmer.

He is right. If you're being invaded you don't tell the invaders your security plans. If there is a real plan here telling people what it is before it's put in place weakens it. There probably isn't, but this is the right thing to do if there is.
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"We're gonna machine gun all the boat chimps." Would still work if you told them though, they can't stop bullets with their niggedry.
 
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Kofi Drinka said:
They didn't suddenly turn into fags when the calendar changed. The manly men of the 80s were always gay for pay. Have you seen Stallone's porn movie? The women do everything they can not to touch him.
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Why would I watch a male porno movie? I didn't even watch 'The Passion of St Tibulus' to watch him try and steal that fellas banana.
 
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Kofi Drinka said:
Please don't make me defend Starmer.

He is right. If you're being invaded you don't tell the invaders your security plans. If there is a real plan here telling people what it is before it's put in place weakens it. There probably isn't, but this is the right thing to do if there is.
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Imagine thinking Starmer has an effective plan. There is clearly still part of you that believes in this "man". There has to be for you to make that statement.
"Pssst. I'm going to hold a press conference about my plan to stop the boat people. But I can't tell you about it, it's a secret between me and the French Rat, you just have to trust me........"
 
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Chunky Salsa said:
"We're gonna machine gun all the boat chimps." Would still work if you told them though, they can't stop bullets with their niggedry.
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Then you don't want them to know until you open fire. I think this is the best plan and I hope we can rearm the pill boxes lining our island.
EddyRooney said:
Imagine thinking Starmer has an effective plan. There is clearly still part of you that believes in this "man". There has to be for you to make that statement.
"Pssst. I'm going to hold a press conference about my plan to stop the boat people. But I can't tell you about it, it's a secret between me and the French Rat, you just have to trust me........"
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I have no faith in him. I think he's a jew loving traitor and needs to be removed as fast as possible.
 
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