GAVIN Robinson – he’s the charisma-free DUP leader, in case you don’t know – took Reform’s Robert Jenrick for a walk on the Shankill last week.

They weren’t exactly mobbed, but that’s another story.

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You’d think Robinson would have been ashamed to be seen with Jenrick.

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You might remember that as immigration minister in 2023, Jenrick had cartoons of Mickey Mouse and Baloo from The Jungle Book painted over at a reception centre in Kent for unaccompanied child asylum seekers.

Jenrick thought they were too welcoming and sent the wrong message.

The refugee charity Care4Calais asked: “What will they replace Mickey with in order to inflict more fear on traumatised asylum-seeking children – Maleficent? 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.”

Jenrick apologised, but much too late.

He first came to infamy in 2020 when, as housing minister, he approved a £1 billion........

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