Producing foie gras is illegal in the UK because of the suffering involved, yet in a glaring inconsistency it is legal to import the stuff.
Now Ricky Gervais and Peter Egan have written to the Government demanding a ban on importing the pate made mainly in France and Spain by force-feeding geese and ducks.
The stars of the Netflix series After Life condemned the “cruel and unnecessary product” in a letter to environment ministers George Eustice and Lord Goldsmith.