Over 65,000 sign petition to save pitch of Tamworth TikTok star Spudman

Jacket potato seller, who has 4 million followers, says the council want to replace him with a flower bed

More than 65,000 people have signed a petition urging a council to reinstate the pitch of a wildly popular jacket potato seller.

Spudman, also known as Ben Newman, has 4 million followers on TikTok who watch as he serves potatoes with generous toppings that include cheese, beans, tuna mayonnaise and chicken curry. One customer asked for his bag of Chilli Heatwave Doritos to be topped up with cheese, minced beef, nacho cheese sauce, crispy onions and honey.