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Nearly 7,500 people sign petition to stop removal of statue of Victoria Cross-winning war hero General Sir Redvers Buller in Exeter over his links to 'British imperialism' A petition against the removal of a Grade II-listed bronze statue of General Sir Redvers Buller in Exeter city centre has been signed by thousands of people Exeter City Council set up a task group after the Black Lives Matter protests  It decided a statue of General Sir Redvers Buller should be moved due to the Zulu War hero's links to 'British imperialism' and certain words on its stone plinth

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Councillors have voted to move the statue of a British war hero after officials said it 'impacts anybody who does not define themselves in binary gender terms'.  A council review into the continued appropriateness of the Grade 11 listed bronze statue, which depicts General Sir Redvers Buller, in Exeter, Devon, recommended it was relocated due to the army general's connection to the British Empire.  The statue triggered public debate following the Black Lives Matter protests partly due to references to colonial campaigns on its plinth, which bears the words 'he saved Natal', that 'sought to ...

A council has been accused of 'ridiculous and historical wokery' over the removal of a statue of a British war hero. Exeter City Council set up a task group after the Black Lives Matter protests to decide whether a statue of General Sir Redvers Buller should be moved from its prominent position in the city. The review stated the statue had attracted public debate in part due to references to colonial campaigns on its plinth which 'sought to advance British imperialist interests in other countries'. An equality impact assessment carried out as part of the review also concluded the statue would...