Jacob Rees Mogg wins battle on the import of foie gras. Banning it would be ‘socialist’
The Government is still planning new animal welfare legislation but according to a Politico report will exclude the import of two items which were set to be banned on the grounds that their production involves animal cruelty (neither are allowed to be produced in the UK).
The first is fur, which apparently is imported from Canada and used in the headgear of the Coldstream guards, much evident in recent Royal events
The second is foie gras which is made by force feeding ducks and geese and is imported from France. Jacob Rees Mogg has objected to the ban on the grounds of personal choice- his own it would appear.
Speaking about the potential impact of Brexit in the Commons in 2018 he said there be some initial issues and people should ensure their butlers kept the larder well stocked with foie gras and claret. In 2019 again in the Commons he defended Johnson’s hard Brexit deal by claiming it was the Tournedos Rossini of deals, a beef fillet steak topped with a slice of fried foie gras.
Given that Rees Mogg claims he hates garlic and indeed the French in general is love of foie gras, aide from being indefensible is interesting.
A Tory spokesperson argued that banning things is socialist and instead a label could be added to imported foie gras explaining how its produced. It sounds similar to Tory policy on removing statues of slave traders, namely that the statue should stay but a panel added to point out their history
Foie Gras enters the Tory Culture Wars
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-fur-foie-gras-import-ban/
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