Dawn French makes political statement as she shares photos of her ‘refugees welcome’ jewellery after previously declaring that a robust debate is the ‘best thing in the world’

Dawn French made a strong political statement on Wednesday as she took to Instagram.

The comedian, 66, shared a picture of two necklaces to her Story, with one pendant saying ‘Refugees Welcome’ while the other said ‘No Borders’.

The Vicar of Dibley star showed off her new pieces from Topple and Burn with the caption ‘Yes!’ over the top.

The jewellery company create political statement pieces and have sold their jewellery to America Ferrera and the rest of the Barbie cast and singer Rag’n’Bone man.

The comedian, 66, shared a picture of two necklaces to her Story, with one pendant saying ‘Refugees Welcome’ while the other said ‘No Borders’ 

The jewellery company create political statement pieces and have sold their jewellery to America Ferrera and the rest of the Barbie cast and singer Rag’n’Bone man

Some of their pieces include earrings that say ‘F**k the Tories’ and ‘MY body my choice’. 

Dawn’s necklaces each cost £23.95 with 50 per cent of profits going to the London Migration Film Festival.

The comedian’s Instagram post comes as Britain was announced the illegal migrant capital of Europe according to a new study published by Oxford University.

The latest research which came out earlier this week showed that up to 745,000 asylum seekers currently live in the UK and make up one per cent of the total population. 

This includes foreign arrivals who have overstayed their visas, failed asylum seekers and migrants who have made the treacherous journey across the Channel in small boats. 

The number is more than double the 300,000 in France and the UK is ahead of Germany which has the second largest population of illegal migrants at an estimate of 700,000, according to The Telegraph.

Dawn’s necklaces each cost £23.95 with 50 per cent of profits going to the London Migration Film Festival (pictured in The Vicar of Dibley)

This is not the first time Dawn has been outspoken in her opinions. 

Earlier this year, the stand-up told the Happy Place podcast in April that she resented being told to ‘catch up’ in the trans controversy surrounding JK Rowling.

She added it was ‘very powerful’ to be able to use the phrase ‘I don’t know’ and urged the younger generation to get a better understanding, arguing cancel culture has wiped out a margin of error. 

Dawn told host Fearne Cotton: ‘We’re living the opposite of that – we’re massively intolerant, quick to blame, litigation, trolling and all of this dreadful stuff which has got nothing to do with understanding how other human beings operate.

‘We are people who know we make mistakes, we know we have shortcomings, we know we have all this stuff but because we are expected to present ourselves as perfect and only celebrate all the perfect things it just wiped out any margin for error.’

Dawn went on to say how a robust debate was the ‘best thing in the world’.

She added: ‘But it’s impossible if what we’ve got to do is hunker back into our positions, defend them by spitting and being furious and then blaming and cancelling.

‘I genuinely think we’re being forced into corners where I can smell my own cowardice.