Barbados says it is overthrowing the queen and becoming a republic

Barbados has set out its intentions to become a republic by removing the queen as head of state. (Subscribe:

Lady Gov. Sandra Mason called the next logical step for full sovereignty, citing a famous quote from the country’s prime minister – who warned against “loitering in colonial premises”. Buckingham Palace said it was a matter for the Commonwealth government and the people of the country. Ayshah Tull reported. We were joined by Professor Richard Drayton, Professor of Imperial History at King’s College London, who was born in Guyana and raised in Barbados, and Professor Kehinde Andrews, Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University. ———————– Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/Channel4News .

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