A video artwork by Turner Prize-winning artist Helen Cammock is removed from the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London after a week of public and political criticism over its claims about Winston Churchill’s role in the 1943 Bengal famine. The installation, titled “Persistence,” is described by multiple outlets as a roughly 40-minute video that includes references to the “wilful” or “deliberate” starvation of the Indian population by Churchill. Following criticism, the gallery withdrew the display on Monday, with the artist also pulling the work. Reports describe the controversy as reigniting debate over Churchill’s wartime legacy and the history of British colonialism, while also raising questions about the limits of free expression in museum displays. Several sources state that around 50 peers had written or spoken out against the work, increasing pressure on the NPG. Outlets also frame the dispute as part of a longstanding disagreement over how the Bengal famine should be interpreted. The NPG does not present a single unified account in the summaries provided, but the outlets agree the display was taken down in response to the backlash triggered by the artwork’s wording.