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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dave Burke

Cruel Tory minister slammed for making refugee centre paint over Disney murals

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.

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