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Council opts for 24-hour security as it postpones removal of Baden-Powell statue on protesters’ hit-list

A local authority in England has postponed the removal of a statue of Robert Baden-Powell, as residents vow to protect it from protesters.

Council opts for 24-hour security as it postpones removal of Baden-Powell statue on protesters’ hit-list

Thu, 11 Jun, 2020 - 18:11

Press Association

The council had announced that the statue of the founder of the Scout Movement in England would be temporarily taken down after it was put on a target list. Rover Scout Matthew Trott salutes the statue. Pic: Andrew Matthews/PA

A local authority in England has postponed the removal of a statue of Robert Baden-Powell, as residents vow to protect it from protesters.

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