Day: 10 June 2020

Leeds City Council launches review into city statues

As Black Lives Matter protests continue, a long-standing former councillor has been appointed to lead a city-wide review into statues and monuments across Leeds. Alison Lowe, chief executive of Beeston-based mental health charity Touchstone, who was the first female BAME city councillor and represented Labour from 1990 to 2019, has