GETTY Tory MP Bob Blackman slammed chocolate firms in a Commons speech

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Bob Blackman complained the seasonal snacks are now "just chocolate eggs" because some of the country’s biggest firms are selling treats without any reference to Easter. The furious Tory MP said: "The one thing I will just say is, that I am concerned about, is that on Easter eggs now we never see the word 'Easter'." Speaking in Parliament yesterday, he added: "They are just chocolate eggs. It is time we restored the 'Easter' to Easter eggs."

His speech came days after Christian campaigner David Marshall, who founded the Meaningful Chocolate Company, slammed the growing trend. He said: "It's deeply disappointing and shameful that some of the biggest companies in the country are censoring the centuries' old tradition. "It shows they're insensitive and uncomfortable with the Christian faith."

GETTY The Bishop of Salisbury reminded them of the real meaning of Easter

And the Bishop of Salisbury, Rt Rev Nicholas Holtam, said: "It is interesting that there seems to be a real resistance to removing the word 'Easter' from these gifts. "Perhaps people understand that the festival is religious and do not want to see it turned completely secular. "Whatever the reasons it is important to remember that at Easter we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus."

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