A controversial colonialist's statue will remain at Oxford University, after college backtracks on removal

Oxford University's Oriel College has backtracked on its plans to bring down a controversial statue of colonialist Cecil Rhodes, deciding its removal would be too complicated and costly, dashing the hopes of students who protested the monument last year.

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