![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/cruel-tory-minister-slammed-for-making-refugee-centre-paint-over-disney-murals/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1_mouse.jpg&description=Outraged cartoonist Guy Venables said the decision to paint over images of Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh at a refugee reception centre in Dover because they were too welcoming was "evil" A cruel Tory minister has come under fire after ordering staff at a centre for child refugees to paint over a Mickey Mouse mural - because it was too "welcoming". The move by Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has been branded "evil" by a leading cartoonist, who said a number of artists are keen to repaint the decoration. The mural, depicting Mickey and Minnie Mouse, was painted over along with images of Winnie the Pooh and Baloo from The Jungle Book, it is understood. Mr Jenrick is claimed to have made the remark after seeing the loveable characters on the wall at an asylum reception centre in Dover, Kent. It has sparked widespread condemnation, with the Home Office confirming the murals were painted over on Tuesday. Following the decision, first reported in the i, cartoonist Guy Venables told Sky News that the removal was "evil" and accused ministers of "nosediving into appealing to their lowest voters". Mr Venables said: "The victims of this are the sort of victims who really can't stand up for themselves.." He said he'd been inundated with messages from cartoonists eager to replace the missing murals, stating: "If they paint it over, we'll carry on. It's all you can do about this kind of evil." And Charlotte Khan, of refugee charity Care4Calais, said: 'If Mickey Mouse is too 'welcoming' for ministers, the question is what will they replace him with in order to inflict more fear on traumatised asylum seeking children – Maleficent? Ursula? "Maybe even Cruella herself? The real villains in this sorry tale are Robert Jenrick and the rest of this heartless bunch that call themselves ministers.' Mr Jenrick is understood to have made the remark earlier this year, saying the cartoons on the wall sent the wrong message. Staff are claimed to have been upset by the decision. Enver Solo){kind=link}
Outraged cartoonist Guy Venables said the decision to paint over images of Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh at a refugee reception centre in Dover because they were too welcoming was “evil”
A cruel Tory minister has come under fire after ordering staff at a centre for child refugees to paint over a Mickey Mouse mural – because it was too “welcoming”.
The move by Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has been branded “evil” by a leading cartoonist, who said a number of artists are keen to repaint the decoration.
The mural, depicting Mickey and Minnie Mouse, was painted over along with images of Winnie the Pooh and Baloo from The Jungle Book, it is understood.
Mr Jenrick is claimed to have made the remark after seeing the loveable characters on the wall at an asylum reception centre in Dover, Kent.