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Refugee reception center staff are “avoiding” orders to paint Disney-animated murals designed to welcome migrant children, sources said. I.
Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick is alleged to have instructed staff to overwrite the art during a visit to an asylum reception unit in Kent earlier this year.
I It was said that the art gave the impression that Britain was “welcoming” asylum seekers crossing the Channel in small boats.
But insiders say the unit’s personnel have so far failed to paint over the murals. The mural is believed to depict popular Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh and the movie Baloo. jungle book.
Staff at the center were “horrified” by Jenrik’s “cruel” orders and were trying to figure out how to “avoid” them. I They said.
During the same visit, which took place in April or earlier this year, the minister said colorful branding was painted to clarify that the center was a “law enforcement environment” and “not a welcome center”. He is said to have urged workers to remove the welcome sign. ”.
The government could not say whether Rishi Sunak agreed with his ally, Jenric, or whether the minister intended to press the unit’s personnel to carry out the order.
Labour, meanwhile, said Mr Jenrick’s actions “broke Britain to shame” and that the government, which sought to fulfill its promise of “stopping boats”, would have “common sense and decency in the treatment of vulnerable children”. He had lost all sense of humanity,” he said. .
Asked whether the prime minister agreed with Jenric’s views on Wednesday, Sunak told reporters: “It’s not something the prime minister has expressed to me, so I don’t want to comment specifically. ‘ said.
“But given our current position more broadly to ensure proper housing for illegal immigrants and reduce costs for taxpayers, I think it is the right approach.”
Meanwhile, the prime minister’s official spokesman said the government’s controversial asylum plan would be “fair and compassionate” as it would stop “a cruel chain of vulnerable people being exploited by criminal gangs”. claimed to be.
But Steve Smith, chief executive of the charity Care4Calais, said, “We’re used to the disgusting and immoral policies this government has in place with refugees, but the situation of traumatized children. What kind of person is it that deliberately makes us uncomfortable and makes life more difficult?”
“While this reveals much about Robert Jenrick’s personal character, it also helps explain the sinister nature of the government’s anti-refugee rhetoric.”
This came as Conservative MPs Sir Edward Lee and Richard Drax again criticized the government for its plans to hold asylum seekers.
Drax claimed there were plans to inhabit the ocean. Bivy Stockholm The mooring of barges in the port of Portland in his Dorset constituency “at the height of summer” was “not in the national interest, nor in ours.”
Meanwhile, Sir Edward said the Home Office’s plans to house 2,000 asylum seekers at Scampton, the RAF’s Lincolnshire home base, is a sign that the Air Force has “rested in peace for 80 years” of the pilot’s dog. He suggested it could mean that the grave would be forced to move.
The Home Office issued the same statement as the original report on the new revelations about the Kent water intake system.
It did not directly address allegations that staff were refusing to comply with Mr Jenric’s orders.
“We are urgently seeking employment with the local government and are doing everything in our power to ensure the safety, security and support of our children,” the spokesperson said.
“All children undergo a welfare interview upon arrival at the accommodation, which includes questions to identify potential signs of human trafficking or security problems.
“Our priority is to stop boats and disrupt smugglers.
“The government has gone further and introduced legislation to ensure that people who enter the UK illegally are detained and promptly transferred to their country of origin or a safe third country.”