There is “much more that we need to do” to tackle racism, Boris Johnson has said as he announced a new commission to look at all “aspects of inequality”.
Writing for the Telegraph the PM said “no-one who cares about this country” could ignore the anti-racist protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd.
David Lammy said it was time for action, not another review and criticised the response as being on the back of a fag packet.
The PM also said the UK should not attempt to “re-write the past” by removing historical symbols.
The UK’s heritage should be left “broadly in peace”, he added.
Mr Johnson condemned what he called “far-right thugs” involved in violent protests on Saturday, which saw more than 100 people arrested in London after thousands gathered saying they were protecting statues.
He said their mission was “utterly absurd” but he added that it was “deplorable” that Sir Winston Churchill’s statue had been in danger of attack.
It comes after the statue in Parliament Square was spray-painted with the words “was a racist” last weekend. In Bristol, anti-racism protesters pulled down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston.
[give_form id=”1772″]
Lead Correspondent | David Clews is the Lead Correspondent for UNN, with over 20 years of political/campaigning experience and a wealth of social media and communication skills David gets to the heart of what is really important to the real people of the UK.
Keep up to date with all of David & UN’s work by linking up with us on our Social Media Channels by Clicking Here Now: https://unitynewsnetwork.co.uk/our-social-media-links/
