The BBC reports:
A councilor accused of saying white men should have black slaves has been suspended by the Conservative Party. Political opponents identified the voice of Andrew Edwards on a recording of someone making racist remarks.
Mr Edwards, who represents the Haverfordwest Prendergast ward on Pembrokeshire council, said he could not comment as the case had been referred to a watchdog. The Conservatives said he had been suspended while it investigated.
A 16-second audio recording was shared online of someone saying: “Nothing wrong with the skin colour at all. I think all white men should have a black man as a slave or black woman as a slave, you know. There’s nothing wrong with skin colour, it’s just that they’re lower class than us white people.”
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Tory councillor Andrew Edwards is under investigation after a reported audio recording of him saying ‘all white men should have a black man as a slave’ was unearthed.https://t.co/Db2fpFpf4i
— Metro (@MetroUK) April 12, 2023
Conservative UK politician Andrew Edwards:
“I think all white men should have a black man as a slave or black woman as a slave, you know. There’s nothing wrong with skin colour, it’s just that they’re lower class than us white people.” https://t.co/EEctDMyz3c pic.twitter.com/ViHcFmJyVj
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) April 13, 2023
“All white men should have a black man as a slave,” says Conservative Councillor Andrew Edwards, in a leaked recording.
Edwards, who has now referred himself for investigation by the Public Services Ombudsman, has not denied making the comments pic.twitter.com/ROwRYI6sWm
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) April 12, 2023