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Human rights protections were no defence to ‘violent’ Colston statue toppling

The toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston was “violent” and therefore human rights protections were not available as a defence to a charge of criminal damage, Court of Appeal judges have ruled. The bronze memorial to the 17th-century ...

28 Sept 2022 at 22:05

Court of Appeal due to rule on legal issues arising out of ‘Colston Four’ case

A ruling on legal issues arising out of the acquittal of four people who were prosecuted for pulling down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston during a Black Lives Matter protest – the so-called Colston Four – will be delivered by judges. ...

28 Sept 2022 at 03:45

Statue of slave trader Robert Milligan to join Museum of London collection

A statue of merchant and slave trader Robert Milligan will join the Museum of London Docklands collection where it can be “contextualised”. The controversial landmark was taken down from its plinth at West India Quay in the Docklands in ...

23 Mar 2022 at 15:25

School founded by slave trader Edward Colston to be re-named ‘Collegiate’

A school set up more than 300 years ago by slave trader Edward Colston is to be renamed “Collegiate”, its governors have announced. The Bristol private school, which was founded in 1710, announced in December last year it would be ...

26 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Colston statue case referred to Court of Appeal over legal direction

The Attorney General has asked for clarification from the Court of Appeal over the circumstances in which defendants can cite their human rights as a defence in a case of criminal damage. Suella Braverman made the referral in the ...

13 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Edward Colston statue should be displayed in museum, says commission

The deposed statue of slave trader Edward Colston should be put on display in a museum in its current state, an independent commission has recommended. The We Are Bristol History Commission said the statue should enter the ...

03 Feb 2022 at 16:25

Philanthropic society faces calls to disband after Colston statue verdict

A Bristol philanthropic organisation is facing calls to disband after its attempts to dilute new wording for a plaque on the statue of slave trader Edward Colston were aired in court. During the trial of four people ...

06 Jan 2022 at 13:25

Rees-Mogg defends jury system as Tory MPs raise concerns following Colston trial

Jacob Rees-Mogg has defended the jury system as one of the UK’s “greatest monuments” after criticism from Conservative MPs that the Colston statue trial in Bristol could result in the future “defacement” of public ...

06 Jan 2022 at 14:25

Attorney General ‘carefully considering’ referring Colston case to Court of Appeal

The Attorney General is considering referring the case in which four people were cleared of tearing down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston to the Court of Appeal. Suella Braverman said the verdict is ...

07 Jan 2022 at 12:25

Colston statue trial verdict a ‘milestone’ in history – David Olusoga

A jury’s decision to clear four people of criminal damage after pulling down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston is a “milestone” in Britain coming to terms with its history, TV historian Professor ...

06 Jan 2022 at 00:55

Johnson says we should ‘preserve our cultural, artistic and historical legacy’

The Prime Minister said people should not “go around seeking retrospectively to change our history” after four people were cleared of tearing down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol. ...

06 Jan 2022 at 14:55

Former justice secretary defends jury trials despite ‘perverse’ Colston verdict

Former justice secretary Robert Buckland has defended the jury system, despite describing the verdict in the Edward Colston statue case as “perverse”. He is one of a number of ministers and lawyers ...

06 Jan 2022 at 17:55

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