The Home Office gave Paddington a passport for the new film, and it’s more than the internet could bear – 19 frank reviews
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No, we are not rehabilitating the Home Office because it gave a passport to Paddington. pic.twitter.com/wp0sYmUJNs
— Ben Rosher (@BenRosher) October 22, 2024
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In Totally Unrelated News: Sir Keir Starmer seen wearing snazzy blue duffle coat pic.twitter.com/KazpaMxH3k
— NighSide (@NighSide) October 22, 2024
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Wasnt brexit meant to stop this kinda thing?
— Slim_Pickings (@Slim_Picking5) October 22, 2024
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has he paid the £50 life in the UK fee + £1600 naturalisation + approx £200 for the passport? HAS HE BEEN PAYING TAXES? https://t.co/11HUB8aVE1
— ewa ferdynus (@ewaferdynus) October 22, 2024
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UPDATE: Paddington Bear gutted to discover his new passport doesn't give him free movement in the EU. https://t.co/2VYo0AcLBz
— John Kilbride (@karnag) October 22, 2024
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Probably a five star hotel and a billion pounds a month in benefits too smh
While our local anthropomorphic Gromit is forced into servitude https://t.co/LSJG5Ov0Vp
— The Bond's name… James Name (@KyrionAtreides) October 22, 2024
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Jobless Peruvian free loader given UK passport
[@DailyMailUK] https://t.co/2WGyTf2lrn
— Jack Layzell (@JackLayzell) October 22, 2024
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You cannot convince me these stories aren’t related. Fucking little marmalade chomping grass. pic.twitter.com/ICSu2crskc
— Phlegm Clandango (@Cain_Unable) October 22, 2024
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4 bed house and a flat screen tele no doubt!!! While Rupert the Bears had his winter fuel allowance cut!!! https://t.co/kEgTpao9oa
— Jamie H (@JamieHComedy) October 22, 2024
Who knows where it might end.
‘Paddington Bear given official UK 00 “Licence to Kill” by Home Office. “I've got a list of bastards I'm going straight after with this,” said the Peruvian-born ursine.’ https://t.co/pvUIHnOXoY
— Adam Roberts (@arrroberts) October 22, 2024
Without wishing to go full Rachel Reeves, the current Government wasn’t aware of what the previous lot had done.
NEW: Downing Street say they were ‘not aware’ the Home Office had given Paddington a passport and refused to answer if this is a good use of taxpayer-funded Civil Service time
[@MrHarryCole] https://t.co/UEeP58TqOL
— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) October 22, 2024
He’d better watch his back.
Ahahahahaha the net closes, count your days Paddington you little cunt https://t.co/aV1TSMwbKy
— Les the Croc (@lesthecroc) October 22, 2024
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