Virginia’s Robert E Lee statue removed from US Capitol

A statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee being removed from the National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington (Jack Mayer/Office of Governor of Virginia/AP)

A statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee that has represented Virginia in the US Capitol for 111 years has been removed.

Virginia governor Ralph Northam said in a statement that workers removed the statue from the National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington early on Monday morning.