The news follows Bristol Conservative councillor Richard Eddy accusing protesters who toppled Colston’s statue of engaging in “frenzied thug violence”, and described…
Two Conservative Party councillors have been accused of sharing racist comments on social media in response to the wave of Black Lives Matter protests across the globe, following the murder of George Floyd in the US.
Linda Symes, a councillor in Portsmouth, has been suspended after questioning why there were demonstrations over the death of Floyd and not over the murder of Lee Rigby or death of seven-year-old Emily Jones.
In another, she suggested Sadiq Khan will remain London mayor “because of his ethnicity”.
