City of London to remove statues of former Lord Mayor William Beckford and MP Sir John Cass

Statues of prominent City of London figures William Beckford and Sir John Cass are to be pulled down over their connections to the slave trade following this summer's BLM movement https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9172847/City-London-remove-statues-former-Lord-Mayor-William-Beckford-MP-Sir-John-Cass.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490