Theresa Maize and the D-U-Pea: When veg gets political

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Theresa May made of vegetablesImage source, Lambeth Country Show

A competition to design the best sculpture made of vegetables took place at Lambeth Country Show, external over the weekend.

But these were no run of the mill veggie designs.

Creators took their artwork to another level with sometimes fantastic and sometimes cringeworthy word play and political puns.

It's no surprise that there was a nod to Theresa May and Brexit - here are a few of our favourites.

The Cornservatives agreed on a peel with the D-U-Pea

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We're not sure what Arlene Foster and Theresa May's mange tout and baby corn minions are meant to represent

The Queen's looking quite melon-cauli

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Where do you stand in the vegsit debate?

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The Handmaid's Kale: set in a dysto-pea-an world

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The Labour leader with Emily Cornberry

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In case you're wondering, that's a reference to the most awkward high-five ever.

Jeremy Corbyn high fived Emily Thornberry on election night., external

'Rough winds do shake the darling spuds of May'

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One entry took inspiration from Shakespeare's "summer's day" sonnet

A sculpture of the naughtiest thing Theresa Maize has ever done

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Theresa May said that running through a wheat field was the naughtiest thing she's ever done

Celery Clinton's emails get leeked

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