US EditionEx-Tory councillor banned after suggesting 'white men should have black slaves'
- A former council member, Andrew Edwards, was banned from public office for four years after sending a racist voicemail that suggested "white people should own black slaves."
- An investigation found that Edwards violated the code of conduct, leading to a ruling by the Adjudication Panel for Wales.
- Edwards claimed the voice recording was a "deep fake" made with harmful intentions, but he concluded it was indeed his voice.
- Following Edwards' resignation, Alun Wills won the February by-election for the Prendergast ward.
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The Independent (US)Ex-Tory councillor banned after saying white men should have black slaves
Andrew Edwards had initially claimed the voice recording was a ‘deep fake’
The former-tori councilor was banned after saying that the white people should have black slaves
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Ex Tory councillor who said all white men should have a black slave banned for four years
Pembrokeshire Council’s offices. Photo by joysaphine, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 – Inset Cllr Andrew Edwards Martin Shipton A former Welsh Tory councillor who was recorded saying that every white man should have a black slave has been banned from being a councillor for four years. In April 2023 Nation.Cymru revealed that Andrew Edwards, who had been elected the year before as a member of Pembrokeshire County Council representing the Haverfordwe…
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