Banksy paints first Brexit mural in Dover

The British street artist Banksy has spoken out over Brexit for the first time since the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU) last June with a mural painted in the port town of Dover. But within 24 hours, the work of art, reportedly valued at 1m, was defaced with the words the clash, together with what appears to be an anarchist symbol.  The Banksy mural, which shows a man in overalls chiselling away at one of the stars on the EU flag, first appeared overnight on an amusement arcade b