A government minister has insisted the destruction of public property is ‘unacceptable’ after the ‘Colston four’ walked free despite admitting to criminal damage charges when they helped to rip down a statue in Bristol. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the UK was
‘Colston Four’ are CLEARED: Protestors are found not guilty of criminal damage over toppling of statue of slaver Edward Colston during Black Lives Matter rally in Bristol Four protestors today cleared of criminal damage over toppling of Bristol statue Rhian Graham, Milo
The name of slave trader Edward Colston has been removed from dozens of schools, concert venues and pubs in Bristol following a Black Lives Matter protest that saw his statue toppled. Colston, who served as deputy governor of the Royal African Company,