Portrait of PM STILL isn’t reinstated

A PORTRAIT of Theresa May that was taken down at Oxford following student protests remains in storage despite a promise to reinstate it.

The image was removed three weeks ago from the geography department over concerns that it could be vandalised after students claimed it created a ‘hostile environment’.

The university said on May 8 that its removal was only temporary. But officials revealed that it was still down yesterday – and there was no date for it to be displayed again.

The image of the PM was unveiled this month as part of a display celebrating 12 of the university’s ‘ outstanding’ female geography graduates.

But hard-Left students claimed she was ‘contentious’ because of her approach to Brexit and the Windrush scandal, and demanded it be torn down.

Following its removal, universities minister Sam Gyimah said staff should ‘get a grip’ and put it ‘in a more prominent place’.

An Oxford spokesman said it would reinstall the portrait as soon as possible, adding: ‘Considerations include... the security of the picture.’