Mr Streeting has written a letter to Vision, the group which organised the event, asking how and why the company thought the costume was appropriate for an event for ‘family audiences around our libraries and public realm, let alone a festival aimed at promoting literacy among children’. The City of London has received a £226k Arts Council England Libraries Improvement Fund grant. Wes Streeting, MP for Ilford North, also commented on the shocking costume and said that he was ‘deeply concerned’ over the event and the use of the inappropriate actors. Monkey Music provides the perfect learning environment for your child to flourish. Library monkey uk full#‘I have launched a full investigation into the incident and will put stringent measures in place to ensure something like this can’t happen again.’ He tweeted: ‘I was appalled by the event our independent leisure contractor organised at Redbridge Libraries on Saturday. Labour councillor Jas Athwal apologised on behalf of the council and event organisers. Have we completely lost our moral compass as a society?’ Children and parents were left distressed and upset after a performer at a library literary festival appeared before them in rainbow coloured monkey costume with a rubber penis between his legs. Parents were left appalled after finding out that their children had witnessed the actor in a costume - which also had nipples.Īccording to the Sun, one parent said: ‘Someone needs to lose their job over this.’Ī second said: ‘This is unbelievable. Goodmayes Library, where the event was held, has since apologised for the ‘inappropriate’ costume.Ī full investigation has been launched by Redbridge council to understand how taxpayers’ money was used to hire the actor. Redbridge Council in east London organised the Redbridge Libraries Summer Reading Challenge event for which the actor was hired.
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