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peppertree

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Thu Apr 13, 2023, 03:42 PM Apr 2023

Tory councillor said 'all white men should have a black man as a slave' in recording [View all]

A Conservative politician is being investigated after an audio recording said to be him saying ‘all white men should have a black man as a slave’ was unearthed.

Andrew Edwards is a councillor at Pembrokeshire County Council in Wales and has left the local Tory party while the probe takes place.

Mr Edwards, a self-employed hairdresser, is also accused of saying that black people are ‘lower class than whites’ in the 16-second audio clip.

At: https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/12/tory-councillor-said-all-white-men-should-have-a-black-man-as-a-slave-in-audio-18600368/

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