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Rachel Riley, 34, is often vocal on Twitter as she talks openly about social issues.The Channel 4 presenter reacted to a social media user after they shared a video of the protesters pulling down a statue of Edward Colston, a 17th Century slave trader, who has been a source of controversy in the city for many years.In view of her 664,000 Twitter followers, Rachel took the opportunity to respond to a user who addressed the protest as she retweeted their post.The person in question wrote: "I don't think we should have statues of slave traders.

I also don't think mobs should pull statutes down."Rachel explained it was a "difficult problem" having such historical figures on public display.She replied: "A very difficult problem".The Countdown.

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