Sadiq Khan's confusion over chicken shops

London mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan is reported as saying during hustings that there are too many fried chicken shops in London.

Sadiq Khan says there are too many chicken shops in London. Biggest Chicken Cottage in Europe is in his seat (Tooting) #labourhustings

— Sebastian Payne (@SebastianEPayne) August 5, 2015

So which London MP said this about ubiquitous chicken shop Chicken Cottage at the company's awards ceremonies in 2012?

“Chicken Cottage is a British product that is doing a fantastic amount in our country...over the last period Chicken Cottage has created 1,000 new jobs in our country, added £50m to the UK’s GDD and over the next five years will be creating 400 new jobs as well.

“And here’s the beautiful thing. This is a British product...selling Islamic products, selling halal products...that is niche and general but it’s gone mainstream.

“When Chicken Cottage started in 1994, the aim was to be as excellent, or as good as, the market leaders...now, the aim is to be the best in its own right, and now the market leaders are Chicken Cottage... long may you have a prosperous future!”

It was, of course, Sadiq Khan. Watch below.

(Part 1 of the ceremony, featuring the opening of Khan's speech, is here. The whole thing is brilliant.)

Croydon resident Jonny Rose, who loves Christ and chicken, is defiant in the face of Khan's apparent U-Turn

@JoshFeldberg @mePadraigReidy In the words of Braveheart: "They may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR BARGAIN BUCKETS!"

— Jonny Rose (@98rosjon) August 6, 2015