The controversial chairman of the National Trust has resigned amid a growing revolt among members over his woke policies.
Tim Parker s decision to quit was announced just 24 hours after a highly critical motion at this year s AGM said the membership had no confidence in his leadership and demanded his resignation.
Members, ministers and MPs had grown increasingly frustrated with Mr Parker s chairmanship, which critics said he used to take the 126-year-old charity in a politically correct direction.
Last September, the Trust published an sensational 115-page report which blacklisted 93 of its estates over their alleged links to slavery - including Chartwell in Kent, home of Sir Winston Churchill.
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Berries are among the most common types of fruit and there are many unexpected fruits which technically belong to this family. Berries are categorized as any fleshy fruit that grows from a single flower and don t bear a stone pit. This means that tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers and yes, bananas are technically berries. Bananas are one of the most abundant fruits on the planet, growing in tropical regions such as South America, Central America, Australia, India and Africa. They can be found in over 150 countries and there are over 1,000 varieties of bananas found worldwide.