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Ex-Tory councillor banned after suggesting 'white men should have black slaves'
- Andrew Edwards, a former councillor, has been disqualified from serving on any local authority for four years due to sending a racist voice note and breaching the code of conduct.
- The Adjudication Panel for Wales determined that Edwards' voice was on the recording, which claimed white men should have black slaves.
- Edwards has the right to appeal his four-year ban to the High Court following the panel's decision on June 18, 2025.
- Independent candidate Alun Wills won the Prendergast ward in a by-election following Edwards' disqualification.
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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
A former councilor, who sent a racist message, stated that white men have been disqualified from serving any authority to ... Read more The post The former-tori councilor was banned after saying that the white people should have black slaves appeared first on The Local Report.
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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