Chris Webb, the new MP for Blackpool South, has joined forces with The Blackpool Lead in a campaign to save Blackpool rock, writes reporter Luke Beardsworth.
Webb and The Blackpool Lead are co-hosting a petition which calls on the government to grant Blackpool rock the same protected status as other cherished British staples such as Wensleydale Cheese, the Cornish Pasty and the Cumberland Sausage. Webb, who was elected MP for Blackpool South on May 2, has pledged to take the petition to Westminster in the coming weeks.
“Cheap imitation Blackpool rock is jeopardising the livelihoods of local employees and the viability of the historic process of manufacturing it,” Webb told The Blackpool Lead. “It’s incredibly skilled work that exists in local businesses that have been passed down through generations and we have already lost eight of them in Blackpool.” In our joint petition Webb and The Blackpool Lead are calling to protect Blackpool rock under the geographical indication protected food names scheme.
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