topple Confederate and other statues across the US as “borderline anarchists” — and argued the act means “absolutely means nothing” to black Americans.Johnson, who recently called for the government to provide $14 trillion in reparations to the descendants of slavery, told FOX News Wednesday that the movement to take down statues, cancel TV shows and fire professors is meaningless to help the black community.People tearing down statues “have the mistaken assumption that black people are sitting
Boris Johnson Speaks Out on U.K. Protests After Slave Trader Statue Thrown in River
09.06.2020 - 00:17 / variety.com
Manori Ravindran International EditorPrime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken out on the U.K.’s demonstrations following the death of George Floyd in police custody, warning that protesters who attack public property or the police will face “the full force of the law.”Johnson’s speech on Monday came a day after anti-racism protesters in Bristol tore down a controversial bronze statue of 17th-Century slave trader Edward Colston, rolled it through the streets and tossed it into the River Avon — an
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17.06.2020 / 18:33
Boris Johnson's car in crash outside House of Commons after protester runs into road
hereThe demonstrator, who had been protesting about Turkish action against Kurdish rebels, ran into the road outside the gates to Parliament.This forced the lead vehicles in the convoy – a police motorbike and the Prime Minister’s Jaguar – to stop, with a support vehicle running into the back of the luxury saloon carrying Mr Johnson.The vehicles drove off shortly afterwards in the direction of Downing Street, with a large dent visible on the rear of the Jaguar.Downing Street said there were no
dailyrecord.co.uk
17.06.2020 / 17:57
Boris Johnson in car crash outside parliament as convoy targeted by protester
Kurdish rebels, ran into the road outside the gates to Parliament in front of the convoy. This forced the lead vehicles in the convoy - a police motorbike and the Prime Minister's Jaguar - to stop, with a support vehicle running into the back of the luxury saloon carrying the Prime Minister.
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11.06.2020 / 01:49
Charity calls for Scots slave trader statues to be taken down
statues of slave traders to be taken down. Steve West, from Stand Up to Racism, said that putting up plaques explaining the history of the statues did not go far enough.
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08.06.2020 / 17:31
Downing Street say tearing down of slave trader statue in Bristol 'a criminal act'
The tearing down of the Edward Colston statue in Bristol was a "criminal act", Downing Street has said.The bronze memorial in the College Green area of Bristol had already been the subject of an 11,000-strong petition to have it removed.But during Black Lives Matter protests in the city on Sunday (June 7) demonstrators pulled down the controversial statue of 17th century slave trader before throwing it into the Bristol harbour.Number 10 has no condemned the actions and said issues such as the
variety.com
08.06.2020 / 13:23
U.K. Anti-Racism Protests Gain Momentum as Slave Trader Statue Toppled
Tim Dams Thousands of people attended anti-racism protests in the U.K. over the weekend, with gatherings in cities such as London, Bristol, Manchester, Wolverhampton, Nottingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh.On Sunday, protesters in Bristol used ropes to pull down the bronze statue of Edward Colston — a prominent 17th-Century slave trader.