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Bonnie McLaren

Why Jeremy Clarkson will finally lift ketchup ban at his pub The Farmer's Dog

Jeremy Clarkson will finally allow ketchup at his pub, The Farmer’s Dog.

The former Top Gear host, 65, had famously banned the condiment at the Cotswolds pub as it went against his UK-only ingredients rule - but now he’s now set to offer the sauce to diners.

The change is because Jeremy is now able to offer a tomato sauce made entirely with British ingredients.

The condiment - at £7.95 a bottle - has been made by Isle of Wight company Condimaniac and their sauce uses Isle of Wight tomato passata, apple cider vinegar from Hants, Essex salt and British sugar and onions.

Good news for ketchup fans visiting Jeremy Clarkson’s pub (Ben Birchall/PA) (PA Archive)

“Jeremy and the team support the British food and farming industry,” a source told The Sun.

“So he made no apologies for not selling ketchup, no matter how many times staff had to let customers down.

“But the pub’s always said that if a British company could do it with all-British ingredients, it would get on the menu. Hopefully it’ll be a success.”

Earlier today, Jeremy responded to the “chaos” US vice-president JD Vance’s visit to the Cotswolds had caused his Chipping North farm.

On Tuesday, the presenter told fans on Instagram that a no-fly zone has been imposed around the Grade II-listed manor house where Vance is staying, with the restricted airspace covering Clarkson’s own Diddly Squat Farm.

As a result, the production team behind Clarkson’s Farm, which is currently filming season five, has been forced to scrap any drone footage while the vice president remains in the area.

Vance is spending the rest of August in the hamlet of Dean as part of his UK visit, which mixes leisure with political engagements.

His itinerary has so far included a two-night stay with Foreign Secretary David Lammy at Chevening, where fishing trips were combined with security discussions over whether Ukraine should cede territory to Russia.

The vice-president has since moved on to a Grade II listed Georgian manor house near Charlbury, Oxfordshire, an area favoured by celebrities, but some locals say the visit has caused major disruption.

The presenter shared his frustration about on Instagram, posting a map showing a no-fly zone that covers his Diddly Squat Farm.

He wrote: “The JD Vance no fly zone. We are the pin. So on the downside, no drone shots today. On the upside, no annoying light aircraft.”

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