Outrage about slavery statements by local VVD leader: ‘Tried to bring nuance to the discussion’

Party leader Yola Hopmans of the VVD in Rheden is receiving a storm of criticism for statements she made about the Dutch slavery past in the Volkskrant. She said, for example, that we ‘must not forget that slavery has also brought us a lot of wealth’. The Rhedense VVD faction openly distances itself from this, Hopmans makes an apology.

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