Priti Patel Christmas card

2022 - 12 - 21

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Priti Patel criticised over Rwanda deportations Christmas card (Evening Standard)

A Christmas card that appears to be from Priti Patel and depicts her as a cartoon fairy celebrating Rwanda deportations has been slammed for lacking “basic ...

The Tory MP has run a competition to design her official Christmas card with local primary schools every year since 2010 and this year it was won by a 10-year-old from the Essex town. The card shows a caricature of a barefoot Boris Johnson sitting at the bottom of the decorated tree as the former Home Secretary waves a wand over baubles inscribed with phrases such as "Rwanda", “law and order”, “beating crime plan” and "national security”. Christmas card that appears to be from Priti Patel and depicts her as a cartoon fairy celebrating Rwanda deportations has been slammed for lacking “basic human decency”.

Priti Patel: outrage at former Home Secretary after Christmas card ... (NationalWorld)

The Christmas card, which has reportedly been given to political colleagues by Patel, also shows a cartoon Boris Johnson opening presents under the tree.

If Priti Patel had been around, Mary, Joseph and Jesus would have been on their way to Rwanda before the three wise men could arrive.” It also features a drawing of Boris Johnson under the tree opening the policy presents, with other policies such as the points-based immigration system, law and order and Ukraine also featuring. [Priti Patel](/topic/priti-patel) has been criticised after handing out a Christmas card which depicted her as a fairy on top of a tree “gifting” major policies of hers - including the controversial [Rwanda](/topic/rwanda) scheme.

Fury at Priti Patel's Christmas card showing her as a fairy magicking ... (LBC)

Priti Patel has been accused of lacking "basic human decency" by a fellow MP after she sent a Christmas card depicting herself as a fairy on top of the tree ...

Her replacement Suella Braverman has been vocal in her support of the Rwanda scheme, saying that it was her "dream" to see a flight take off. Priti Patel has been accused of lacking "basic human decency" by a fellow MP after she sent a Christmas card depicting herself as a fairy on top of the tree magicking up deportations to Rwanda. No one has yet been deported to Rwanda since the scheme was launched earlier this year, with the European Court of Human Rights blocking a flight in June.

Priti Patel faces backlash over Christmas card boasting about ... (Daily Express)

The former Home Secretary was responsible for introducing the controversial immigration deportation strategy. · High Court: Plans to deport asylum seekers to ...

Priti Patel has faced backlash after sending Christmas cards depicting her as a fairy atop of Christmas tree that proudly boasts her immigration achievements. The Rwanda deportation agreement was signed by Ms Patel in April this year with the first flight to the African nation due to take off in June. The tree is decorated with a number of baubles which show off her priorities when she was in the Government role, including "Rwanda", her "points system" for immigration" and "national security" among others.

Patel under fire for immigration Christmas card (Belfast Telegraph)

Priti Patel has been accused of lacking “basic human decency” after sending out a Christmas card showing her as a fairy magicking up deportations to Rwanda.

“We have seen Priti Patel’s lack of basic human decency time and time again – why should we expect anything less at Christmastime?" Laying below her are baubles including a points-based immigration system, "national security", and "Rwanda" – a reference to her controversial policy of flying asylum seekers to sub-Saharan Africa. Priti Patel has been accused of lacking “basic human decency” after sending out a Christmas card showing her as a fairy magicking up deportations to Rwanda.

Priti Patel sends out Xmas card depicting her magicking up ... (The London Economic)

This is the Christmas card of someone who read the nativity story and thought King Herod had the right idea"

The first deportation flight – due to take off on June 14 – was grounded amid a series of challenges against individual removals and the policy as a whole. Challenges were brought against the policy announced by then-home secretary Priti Patel in April, which she described as a “world-first agreement” with the east African nation in a bid to deter migrants from crossing the Channel. The card, sent out to the former Home Secretary’s political contacts, features a caricature of Patel sitting atop a Christmas Tree with a magic wand.