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London’s popular Chicken Connoisseur is the latest of the capital’s cultural stars to back Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn in next month’s election.

The chicken shop reviewer shot to fame with his hilarious and detailed YouTube video reviews of fast-food restaurants around the capital as he hunts for the “pengest munch”.

The connoisseur – whose real name is Elijah Quashie, 23 – followed in the footsteps of several grime artists to have endorsed the Labour leader for the June 8 ballot.

In an interview with Fader, the chicken expert was asked whether he was planning to vote in next month’s General Election.

“Probably,” he said: “If I was, then [it would be for] Jeremy Corbyn, because he’s one of the few people who make sense.

“He’s not sneaky, he’s just a regular guy saying, ‘it’s dumb spending too much money there, we should spend it here’.

“It’s all common sense.”

The connoisseur – who launched his first app this week - was also asked whether he would go to a chicken shop with Mr Corbyn, who is a vegetarian and known for taking pride in his allotment vegetables.

Mr Quashie said: “Not sure if he has a local Bossman, but that’s a shout.

“Get a couple of wings and chips, and chill.”

The connoisseur has made more than a dozen videos in his “Pengest Munch” series, avoiding the big-name chains and instead choosing smaller fried chicken shops.

He has so far had more than 29 million views after posting his first video more than a year ago.

It comes after several of London’s leading grime artists including Novelist, AJ Tracey and Jme came out in support of the Labour leader.

Rapper Akala wrote a string of tweets backing Mr Corbyn, calling him a “sane and decent human being”.

A Grime4Corbyn group was also set up and is offering young voters the chance to win tickets for a secret rave in exchange for encouraging them to register to vote