Statues of figures linked to UK’s slave trade history start to topple | ITV News

Calls to remove statues which are linked to oppression, the slave trade and white supremacy across the UK have been reignited amid anti-racism demonstrations. Since the toppling of Edward Colston in Bristol, there have been renewed calls from the Rhodes Must Fall campaign, among other student groups, demanding the university removes the statue at Oriel College, Oxford. Read more: • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: • Get breaking news and more stories at htt