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Black Lives Matter protesters 'completely wrong' to topple Edward Colston statue, Keir Starmer says

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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 said the weekend of Black Lives Matter protests had been “subverted by thuggery”.The marches, including demonstrations in Glasgow and Edinburgh, were mostly peaceful but saw some clash with police in London, with 22 officers injured.Starmer said the.

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