Banksy gives Britain at least one new mural for Christmas

Banksy, the world's most famous street artist, appears to have confirmed he is responsible for a new mural that appeared in London on Monday.

The piece, depicting two children lying down and pointing up at the sky, appeared on the side of a building in Bayswater, in the west of the capital.

Now the artist has shared it on his Instagram page, hours after its appearance, seemingly taking credit for the mural amid growing speculation that it was a new Banksy mural.

An identical image appeared at the foot of the Centre Point tower in Tottenham Court Road, central London. Reports have suggested this is also the work of Banksy, but his representatives have not confirmed he is responsible.

The artist's work is often political in nature, and critical of government policy on migration and war.

The new mural doesn't appear to have an overt message, though some have suggested it addresses the topic of child homelessness.

A Banksy unveiled in September depicted a judge armed with a gavel looming over an unarmed protester with a blood-splattered placard.

Daubed on an external wall of the Queen's Building, in the Royal Courts of Justice complex, it came at a time when hundreds of protesters were being arrested for backing Palestine Action.

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Palestine Action was banned by the government as a terrorist group in July, and the mural was swiftly covered up and guarded by security staff, before work began to remove it.

Banksy, whose works now sell for millions of dollars at auction, began his career spray painting buildings in Bristol.

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