The tearing down of the Edward Colston statue in Bristol was a "criminal act", Downing Street has said.The bronze memorial in the College Green area of Bristol had already been the subject of an 11,000-strong petition to have it removed.But during Black Lives Matter protests in the city on Sunday (June 7) demonstrators pulled down the controversial statue of 17th century slave trader before throwing it into the Bristol harbour.Number 10 has no condemned the actions and said issues such as the monument to the slave trader should be addressed through democratic processes.The Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "The PM's view is that in this country, where there is strong opinion, there is a democratic process which should be.
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