Nigel Farage says slave trader Edward Colston was a 'philanthropist', so it's wrong to tear down his statue

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Nigel Farage says slave trader Edward Colston was a 'philanthropist', so it's wrong to tear down his statue
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Nigel Farage has caused outrage after he attempted to speak out against the removal of Edward Colston's statue in Bristol because the slave trader was a 'philanthropist'. During an appearance on Good

Nigel Farage has caused outrage after he attempted to speak out against the removal of Edward Colston's statue in Bristol because the slave trader was a 'philanthropist'.on Tuesday, the Brexit Party leader lashed out at the protestors who removed the statue of Colston and dumped it into a river because of the violent manner in which they did it.You agreed with the German democratic decision to remove Adolf Hitler statues.

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