After protesters targeted a statue of Winston Churchill, who expressed racist and anti-Semitic views during his lifetime, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was 'absurd' that the monument was at risk and had to be boarded up
LONDON - Statues of historical figures including Winston Churchill have been boarded up ahead of more expected protests on Saturday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was “shameful” that the monument to Britain’s wartime leader was at risk of attack.
Anti-racism protesters, who have taken to the streets following the death of African American George Floyd, have put statues at the forefront of their challenge to Britain’s imperialist past. They have now boarded up a statue opposite parliament of Churchill after demonstrators daubed it with paint last weekend.
On Friday, around 500 people gathered in Hyde Park chanting “the UK is not innocent” and “Black Lives Matter”, before marching through central London, with many saying that statues such as Colston’s were legitimate targets.
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