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Britons were accused of “intellectual laziness” for not bringing down the famous statue in central London sooner.

Violent protests broke out in Virginia last week in an angry dispute over the removal of a statue of confederate figure General Lee.

One person was killed and dozens injured in the riots after right-wing protestors took to the streets in a rally against the decision and clashes with counter-demonstrators.

Now statues across the world could see the same fate - with London’s monument to Lord Nelson which towers over Trafalgar Square being the latest to face calls for the chop.

But the demands have provoked a furious response from politicians who claim the removal would be ‘un-British’.