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Merry Christmas: a sponsored message from your MP

MPs have done their best this year to make their Christmas cards stand out. To do this, Nigel Evans opted to make himself the centre of attention, while Jeremy Corbyn managed to catch the Daily Mail‘s attention with a picture of some snow-covered bicycles.

However, one such card has caught Mr S’s attention for a rather different reason than any of the above. Suella Fernandes — the MP for Fareham — has sent out a card which contains an extra message. Only it’s not from the Tory politician — or her staff — instead it’s from the official sponsor of her 2015 Christmas cards!

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While Mr S is glad to see Fernandes is keeping thing local by going for a business in her constituency, given that Christmas is the time for giving perhaps she should go all out next year and purchase her own cards. Still, at least she has stayed on-message by showing that her party is pro-business.

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