A Monumental Offence (with Karl Turner MP)
A Monumental Offence (with Karl Turner MP)

A Monumental Offence (with Karl Turner MP)

Samikshya Basnet

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<p>Protesters´ removal of a statue of a seventeenth century slave trader in Bristol has divided opinion - Karl Turner, Labour MP for Hull East says he doesn't condone criminal damage, but what shocked him was that Bristol council hadn't before now considered the monument as incredibly offensive and removed it.</p><p>Turner also tells Bloomberg Westminster's Caroline Hepker and Roger Hearing how the virus crisis is threatening one of the largest industries in his constituency - caravan manufacturing. He says many more jobs could go if the government doesn't step in.</p><p>Plus Steven Freudman, chairman of the Institute of Travel and Tourism, says the new 14-day quarantine rules for incomers to the U.K. are ridiculous and highly damaging to the travel industry.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

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