- Labour leader was speaking at event in London organised by eco-brand Lush
- Mr Corbyn said he is ‘going through the process’ of becominga vegan himself
- He is already a vegetarian but has a passion for dairy and especially cheese
Jeremy Corbyn today claimed he is ‘going through the process’ of turning into a vegan.
The Labour leader was speaking at an event organised by the eco-brand Lush, where he praised veganism and said he was delighted by the movement’s growth.
Mr Corbyn, who is a already a vegetarian, was asked whether he was now planning to ‘make the logical next step to veganism’.
The Labour leader responded: ‘It’s a fair question. I eat more and more vegan food, and I have more and more vegan friends, indeed there are quite a lot of vegan MPs, actually, not a lot, but there are some.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was speaking at an event organised by the eco-brand Lush, where he praised veganism and said he was delighted by the movement’s growth
Mr Corbyn, who is a already a vegetarian, was asked whether he was now planning to ‘make the logical next step to veganism’
Mr Corbyn also met with animals rights activist Brian May at the Lush Creative convention in London
‘I think what has improved so much is vegetarian and vegan food has got so much better in recent years.
‘One of my close relatives has just become a vegan and I went to her house for dinner and it was absolutely brilliant.
‘So I’m going through the process, all right? I won’t go any further than that.’
Labour sources later emphasised that Mr Corbyn actually has no plans to cut out milk or eggs and that he was being light-hearted at the convention. Sources close to the Labour leader said he is too partial to Somerset brie to go fully vegan.
Mr Corbyn examines what appears to be a bath bomb. Labour sources later emphasised that Mr Corbyn actually has no plans to cut out milk or eggs and that he was being light-hearted
Mr Corbyn said: ‘I eat more and more vegan food, and I have more and more vegan friends, indeed there are quite a lot of vegan MPs, actually, not a lot, but there are some’
Mr Corbyn has previously mentioned his love for dairy products like cheese and cake.
More recently, he revealed a pound of butter and eight eggs make up some of its ingredients.
Mr Corbyn also met with animals rights activist Brian May at the Lush conference.