Waitrose magazine editor quits over ‘killing vegans’ comment

William Sitwell joked to a freelancer about murdering vegans and force-feeding them meat and red wine

William Sitwell
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William Sitwell has resigned as editor of Waitrose’s food magazine with immediate effect after proposing an article about killing vegans.

The writer and food critic, who has also appeared as a judge on Masterchef, was responding to an email from freelance journalist Selene Nelson, who pitched him a series of vegan recipes.

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