Aiming to send postcard to each of the 9,300 children seeking asylum in the UK in response to cartoon removals ordered by the Newark MP Robert Jenrick as Immigration Minister.

9,300 postcards are to be sent to child asylum seekers in response to cartoon removals ordered by the Newark MP as Immigration Minister.

In response to Robert Jenrick’s ordered removal of cartoon murals in two asylum centres in the UK, campaigners are taking action to send cartoon postcards to children seeking asylum – and call on the public to get involved.

In the action launched today, individuals are encouraged to sign the postcards online, and choose a message from a pre-written set.

Once collected, the messages will be printed on the postcard designs by members of the public. Across the UK, people from two years old to 80 years old drew their own cartoons as part of the campaign.

The distribution of the postcards is organised by the Refugee Council.

The action is inspired by children in City of Sanctuary UK schools who drew cartoons in response to the government’s actions.

Rima Amin, the Cartoons Not Cruelty, campaign starter, said: “To say that the cartoons were ‘not age appropriate’ fails to recognise the 9,300 under-14s that arrived in the UK just last year. That’s why we’re sending 9,300 postcards. The power of a simple postcard cannot be underestimated in brightening a child's day and conveying the message that they are seen and valued.

"While we continue to call for the cartoons to be restored, we understand the immediate need to ensure that no child is deprived of a warm and compassionate welcome."

Earlier, over 120,000 people signed an online petition to restore the cartoons on Change.org