Keir Starmer says 'completely wrong' to tear Colston statue down but it should have gone 'long ago'

Keir Starmer has said it was "completely wrong" for protesters to tear down the statue of a 17th Century slave trader - but insisted it should have been removed "a long time ago".

The Labour leader said the removal of the Edward Colston statue in Bristol "shouldn't have been done in that way" after demonstrators toppled the bronze memorial and dumped it in the harbour on Sunday.

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