Sir Robert Syms, Conservative MP for Poole, tweeted that he was "opposed" to the permanent removal of the statue. Writing on Twitter, Tobias Ellwood, Tory MP for Bournemouth East, said ...

Votes in Poole were counted four times Veteran Tory MP Sir Robert Syms endured three recounts during an agonisingly long night in Poole, only to see his 27 years as an MP ended by 18 votes.

Conservative lawmaker Robert Syms said the government needed to address the issue with a fair appeals process ”or risk (Conservative) Tory MPs going on (the) warpath“. Johnson's government has ...