Catalogue Number
NMLH.2022.255
Object Name
Drawing
Title
Put the toys down now
Place
Syria
People
Jeremy Corbyn
Date
2015
Description
An A3 illustration featuring Jeremy Corbyn and three Labour MPs, drawn by cartoonist Kate Evans in 2015.
This was made in opposition to British intervention in the Syrian civil war, which Jeremy Corbyn opposed as leader of the Labour Party during this time. In the illustration, Jeremy Corbyn is bending down and talking to the other MPs as if they were children. The other MPs (Hilary Benn, Tom Watson, and another unidentified MP) are clutching missile planes as if they were toys. Text coming from Jeremy Corbyn's mouth says "Put the toys down now." whereas the other Labour MPs are saying "Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeowwww!" "Shan't." and "I DON'T WANT TO YOU CAN'T MAKE ME YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!"
