Ant Middleton insists 'I am not racist' after Black Lives Matter tweet

forcing the government into a U-turn over free school meal vouchers for vulnerable children over the summer holidays.

Channel 4 star Ant Middleton is great at putting celebrities through their paces, but he seems to be less good at social media.The pint-sized TV tough guy has apologised for calling Black Lives Matter “absolute scum”.The SAS: Who Dares Wins star said that the Black Lives Matter protest group were the same as the far-right English Defence League in a now-deleted tweet. Writing to his followers he said: “The extreme left against the extreme right.

Nigel Farage is to leave his LBC radio show with immediate effect following his controversial statements about the Black Lives Matter campaign.The Brexit Party leader has presented on the London-based station regularly since January 2017.This week he compared those involved in the Black Lives Matter movement to the Taliban and branded those involved in taking down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston as a “violent mob”.He tweeted on Sunday: "A new form of the Taliban was born in the UK

Tom Grater International Film ReporterKrishnendu Majumdar, the newly-appointed chair of UK awards body BAFTA, has sent a letter to the org’s membership addressing the killing of George Floyd and the voting org’s record on diversity.In the letter, he expresses solitary for the Black Lives Matter protests that have sprung up around the globe since Floyd’s death, and vows that the organization will do better after the hefty criticism it received over its record on diversity following the

Love Island star Siânnise Fudge has written a powerful statement in response to the Black Lives Matter demonstrations that have taken place following George Floyd's death. The reality star shared a photo of herself and boyfriend Luke Trotman at a protest on her Instagram page, and added the caption: "We must all continue to stand together for what we believe in and what is right.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterKrishnendu Majumdar, the newly-appointed chair of UK awards body BAFTA, has sent a letter to the org’s membership addressing the killing of George Floyd and the voting org’s record on diversity.In the letter, he expresses solitary for the Black Lives Matter protests that have sprung up around the globe since Floyd’s death, and vows that the organization will do better after the hefty criticism it received over its record on diversity following the

Madonna quietly joined the Black Lives Matter protest in Central London on Saturday.The singer was on crutches when she joined the march.Madonna has been using her Instagram to highlight the Black Lives Matter movement.Protestors were surprised on Saturday when they spotted Madonna marching alongside them during a Black Lives Matter protest in London.The pop superstar was using two crutches, after sustaining injuries during her Madame X tour.

Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan has defended his son, Stanley Morgan, after he attended a Black Lives Matter protest in London.Taking to Twitter, Piers, 55, who is father to Albert, Spencer, Stanley and Elise, wrote that he was “proud” of his son for attending the protest, adding that he found the movement “profoundly inspiring.” Piers, who recently revealed he'd "put on a bit of weight" in lockdown, continued: “He told me he maintained social distancing as best he could in the large