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Neil Shaw

Pub named after slave trader is renamed Pubby Mcdrunkface

A pub previously named after slave trader Edward Colston has been temporarily renamed - as Pubby Mcdrunkface.

The Colston Arms in Bristol is one of many places changing its title following the toppling of the statue.

The boozer put up a sign bearing the title 'Ye Olde Pubby Mcdrunkface' this morning (Tues).

The joke appears to be a nod to 'Boaty McBoatface', which was the name chosen by the internet for a boat in 2016.

The pub sign also makes it clear that the new name is "clearly temporary" and that "suggestions [are] welcome".

A chalk board underneath also bears the message: "We are listening. Black lives matter."

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