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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics

Christmas cards from politicians past and present

Leader Christmas Cards: Ed Milliband's Christmas card
Labour party handout showing Ed Miliband's Christmas card, which features himself with partner Justine and their sons Daniel and Samuel Photograph: Labour Party/PA
Leader Christmas Cards: Nick Clegg's Christmas card
Cabinet Office handout of the deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg's Christmas card which was designed by his sons, Antonio and Alberto Photograph: Cabinet Office/PA
Leader Christmas Cards: David Cameron's Christmas card
A shot of prime minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha with their newborn daughter Florence Rose Endellion, which has been chosen for the front of the family's Christmas card this year Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA
Leader Christmas Cards: Conservative Party leader David Cameron's Christmas Card for 2009
David Cameron's appropriately festive Christmas card for 2009 Photograph: Conservative Party/PA
Leader Christmas Cards: Prime minister Gordon Brown's Christmas card for 2009
Gordon Brown's slightly abstract Christmas card for 2009 Photograph: Downing Street press office
Leader Christmas Cards: Gordon Brown's Christmas Card 2008
A simple, non-gimmicky design for Gordon Brown's 2008 Christmas card Photograph: Downing Street
Leader Christmas Cards: David Cameron's Christmas card from 2007
Child's play: David Cameron's 2007 Christmas card, which was designed by 11-year-old Bethany Brown Photograph: PA/PA Archive/Press Association Images
Leader Christmas Cards: Politicians' xmas cards - Gordon Brown 2007
Card Aid handout photo of Gordon Brown's heartwarming official 2007 Christmas card Photograph: Card Aid/PA
Leader Christmas Cards: No.10 Downing Street Christmas card 2001 featuring Tony Blair and family
Family affair: The photo used for the No 10 Downing Street Christmas card from 2001, featuring an image of Tony Blair's family by Guardian photographer Sean Smith Photograph: PA
Leader Christmas Cards: Treasury Xmas 1999
The winning design for 1999's Treasury Christmas card, featuring a painting by 13-year-old Marie-Louise Bedford, the daughter of Treasury official, Chris Bedford Photograph: Peter Jordan/PA Archive/Press Association Images
Leader Christmas Cards: Vince Cable's Christmas card from 2007
A cheerful design by Jemima Witts of Collis school for Vince Cable's Christmas card in 2007 Photograph: PA/PA Archive/Press Association Images
Leader Christmas Cards: Humphrey the cat in Cabinet Office's 1997 Christmas card
Festive feliine, Humphrey the cat - adorned the Cabinet Office Christmas card twice in the 90s, despite being forced to retire on the grounds of ill health Photograph: PA Archive/Press Association Images
Leader Christmas Cards: Christmas Card - Chamberlain 1938
Neville Chamberlain's 1938 Christmas card featuring a likeness of the aeroplane in which he flew to Munich for talks with Hitler Photograph: London Express/Getty Images
Leader Christmas Cards: William Hague 1998 Christmas Card
William Hague's 1998 Christmas card, entitled Through All Weathers, was designed by Yorkshire-based artist Mackenzie Thorpe Photograph: PA Archive/Press Association Images
Leader Christmas Cards: British Chancellor Gordon Browns Christmas Card 2006
Gordon Brown's Christmas card designed by Axel Schleffer, best known for his illustrations of The Gruffalo, from 2006 Photograph: PA/PA
Leader Christmas Cards: Thatcher's 1987 Christmas Card
The Thatchers' elegantly designed 1987 Christmas card Photograph: Steve Back / Daily Mail / Rex Features/Steve Back / Daily Mail / Rex Features
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