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| Tributes paid to three graffiti artists killed by train in south London | Tributes paid to three graffiti artists killed by train in south London |
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| Tributes are being paid to three graffiti artists killed by a train in south London, while a local Conservative party chairman faces calls for his expulsion after describing them as “common scum”. | Tributes are being paid to three graffiti artists killed by a train in south London, while a local Conservative party chairman faces calls for his expulsion after describing them as “common scum”. |
| Police have informed the families of the three men, aged 19, 23 and 23, who were killed by a freight train near Loughborough Junction station on Monday morning. | Police have informed the families of the three men, aged 19, 23 and 23, who were killed by a freight train near Loughborough Junction station on Monday morning. |
| The street art community has identified the men only by the tags they used as Kbag, Trip and Lover. | The street art community has identified the men only by the tags they used as Kbag, Trip and Lover. |
| An absolute horror and utter tragedy. RIP Kbag. RIP Lover. RIP Trip. pic.twitter.com/KVN0O7voBT | An absolute horror and utter tragedy. RIP Kbag. RIP Lover. RIP Trip. pic.twitter.com/KVN0O7voBT |
| A spokesman for the British Transport Police said the tags circulating were part of its investigation. | A spokesman for the British Transport Police said the tags circulating were part of its investigation. |
| In a statement the force added: “Efforts are still under way to establish the circumstances of how the men came to be on the tracks.” | In a statement the force added: “Efforts are still under way to establish the circumstances of how the men came to be on the tracks.” |
| The ukfrontline Instagram page, an online forum for graffiti artists in the UK, has set up a tribute page for the men. It included what is purported to be a photograph of Trip, one of the identified graffiti artists, as he mounted a fence. | |
| Rip trip | Rip trip |
| A post shared by Allcity (@ukfrontline) on Jun 18, 2018 at 11:53pm PDT | A post shared by Allcity (@ukfrontline) on Jun 18, 2018 at 11:53pm PDT |
| The forum also rounded on Brian Cooke, the former mayor of Bromley and a former board member of Transport for London, who took issue with the BBC for describing the men as “graffiti artists”. | The forum also rounded on Brian Cooke, the former mayor of Bromley and a former board member of Transport for London, who took issue with the BBC for describing the men as “graffiti artists”. |
| Cooke described the men on his Twitter account as “common scum and criminals who cost the railways millions and keep fares high”. | Cooke described the men on his Twitter account as “common scum and criminals who cost the railways millions and keep fares high”. |
| @BrianCookeBeck if this is really your words - this is part why they call the @Conservatives the #nastyparty pic.twitter.com/yFftl2SHPP | @BrianCookeBeck if this is really your words - this is part why they call the @Conservatives the #nastyparty pic.twitter.com/yFftl2SHPP |
| Cooke was suspended last month as chairman of Beckenham Conservative Association for using obscene language against the Liberal Democrat former mayor of Bromley Ian Payne, and calling him a “shameful excuse for a Christian human being” during a spat on Twitter. | Cooke was suspended last month as chairman of Beckenham Conservative Association for using obscene language against the Liberal Democrat former mayor of Bromley Ian Payne, and calling him a “shameful excuse for a Christian human being” during a spat on Twitter. |
| Sam Webber, the Lib Dem candidate for Bromley and Chislehurst at the last general election, said: “He certainly shouldn’t be saying things like this about a very sensitive and tragic incident. | Sam Webber, the Lib Dem candidate for Bromley and Chislehurst at the last general election, said: “He certainly shouldn’t be saying things like this about a very sensitive and tragic incident. |
| “After being suspended by the Conservatives you would think he would know better than going on Twitter and ranting about this incident.” | “After being suspended by the Conservatives you would think he would know better than going on Twitter and ranting about this incident.” |
| Angela Wilkins, Labour group leader on Bromley council, said Cooke should be expelled from the Conservative party. | Angela Wilkins, Labour group leader on Bromley council, said Cooke should be expelled from the Conservative party. |
| “They should take further action. It’s outrageous,” she added. “He should be thrown out of the party, the guy shouldn’t be involved in politics at any level.” | “They should take further action. It’s outrageous,” she added. “He should be thrown out of the party, the guy shouldn’t be involved in politics at any level.” |
| Marc Vallée, who spent a year documenting a London graffiti crew, agreed, saying: “His comments are callous and insensitive especially at this very early stage, and especially from a former TfL board member. | Marc Vallée, who spent a year documenting a London graffiti crew, agreed, saying: “His comments are callous and insensitive especially at this very early stage, and especially from a former TfL board member. |
| “I would hope that if he is still a member of the Conservative party that the transport secretary and others would say that he has brought his party into disrepute and expel him.” | “I would hope that if he is still a member of the Conservative party that the transport secretary and others would say that he has brought his party into disrepute and expel him.” |
| Cooke has been contacted for comment. | Cooke has been contacted for comment. |
| A Conservative party spokeswoman said: “Brain Cooke has been suspended pending investigation.” | A Conservative party spokeswoman said: “Brain Cooke has been suspended pending investigation.” |
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