George Floyd: Boris Johnson urges peaceable battle towards racism

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George Floyd: Boris Johnson urges peaceable battle towards racism

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Protesters chant “Black Lives Matter” and “no justice, no peace”

Boris Johnson has urged the nation to “work peacefully, lawfully” to defeat racism and discrimination.

Writing in The Voice, the PM stated the federal government couldn’t ignore the anger and “simple feeling of injustice” sparked by George Floyd’s killing.

However he stated the trigger was liable to being “undermined” by a minority of these attacking police and property.

The UK, he stated, had made “big strides” in tackling racism in current a long time however extra needed to be completed.



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