Moment statue of Bristol slave trader Edward Colston is fished out of harbour - and what happens to it now

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statues of slave traders to be taken down. Steve West, from Stand Up to Racism, said that putting up plaques explaining the history of the statues did not go far enough.

Banksy has suggested that Bristol’s toppled statue of Edward Colston should be replaced with a new monument to commemorate the moment it was pulled down.Last weekend, protesters in Bristol used ropes to pull down the bronze statue of Colston, a prominent 17th Century slave trader who has been a controversial figure in the city for many years.The statue was later dragged through the streets of Bristol and thrown into the harbour.Suggestions on what should occupy the now-empty plinth have since

Massive Attack have welcomed the removal of a statue of Edward Colston by anti-racism protesters in Bristol, saying that it “should never have been a public monument”.Demonstrators who were marching in Bristol on Sunday (June 7) as part of the ongoing protests worldwide following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis made global headlines after a group of protesters pulled down the statue of Colston, a 17th century slave trader, and threw it into the harbour.Massive Attack, who hail from

Manori Ravindran International EditorPrime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken out on the U.K.’s demonstrations following the death of George Floyd in police custody, warning that protesters who attack public property or the police will face “the full force of the law.”Johnson’s speech on Monday came a day after anti-racism protesters in Bristol tore down a controversial bronze statue of 17th-Century slave trader Edward Colston, rolled it through the streets and tossed it into the River Avon — an

The tearing down of the Edward Colston statue in Bristol was a "criminal act", Downing Street has said.The bronze memorial in the College Green area of Bristol had already been the subject of an 11,000-strong petition to have it removed.But during Black Lives Matter protests in the city on Sunday (June 7) demonstrators pulled down the controversial statue of 17th century slave trader before throwing it into the Bristol harbour.Number 10 has no condemned the actions and said issues such as the

hereIn a statement, Historic England said it had been engaged in “local conversations” about how the statue could be reinterpreted to tell “the full story”.“We recognise that the statue was a symbol of injustice and a source of great pain for many people,” a spokesman said.“Whilst we do not condone the unauthorised removal of a listed structure, we recognise and understand the emotion and the hurt that public historical commemoration can generate and we encourage Bristol City Council to engage

Starmer claimed protesters were “completely wrong” to topple the statue of a 17th century Bristol slave trader on the weekend.The Labour leader said the statue of Edward Colston should have been taken down “a long, long time ago” but should have been done democratically.Police are investigating the toppling of bronze statue during Sunday’s Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol.Tory ministers have demanded prosecutions of those who pulled down the statue and threw it in the harbour.Boris Johnson