Labour peer calls for removal of Clive of India statue from outside Foreign Office

Thangam Debbonaire says Indian visitors to the ministry should not have to walk past ‘historically inaccurate’ bronzeUK politics live – latest updatesA prominent Labour peer has called for a statue of Clive of India to be removed from its high-profile spot outside the Foreign Office in London, arguing that visiting Indian citizens and dignitaries should not be forced to walk past it.Thangam Debbonaire said the statue commemorating Robert Clive’s bloody establishment of British rule presented the UK in a poor light and was historically inaccurate. Continue reading...

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