As Westminster descended into chaos last night, with the Speaker’s announcement that he would block Theresa May’s meaningful vote, and with only eleven days until Brexit, where else would politicos be except the British Kebab Awards – which celebrate all that is good about the humble kebab shop.
There was a serious moment at the event, with a minute’s silence held for the victims of the Christchurch attack. And some important polling information was divulged, as Kebab Award founder İbrahim Doğuş announced that your average kebab eater is a Remainer and votes Labour.
Alongside journalists, kebab shop owners and employees, Mr Steerpike spotted a fair few politicians mingling in the crowd, including Labour’s Angela Rayner, Mark Francois and in a surprise turn, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who arrived half way through the ceremony to give a speech.
It had been two years since Corbyn last attended a Kebab Award event, after he remained conspicuously absent last year.
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