A composite photo of the statue in Parliament Square, London of Winston Churchill, sent on the right normally and on the left in a protective box on June 12, 2020.Statues of Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and the Cenotaph war memorial in London have all been encased in metal boxes ahead of Black Lives Matter protests.
Churchill's statue has been covered ahead of prior protests as well — but the move took on special significance as protesters around the world move to pull down statues. Statues of Nelson Mandela, also in Parliament Square, and the Cenotaph on Whitehall have also been covered up, London's city government saidSeveral Black Lives Matter protests are planned in central London for the coming days, some not far from the monument,The Churchill statue's base was earlier defaced during a Black Lives Matter protest on Sunday.
In a Twitter thread, Prime Minister Boris Johnson — who is a personal admirer and biographer of Churchill — said it was "absurd and shameful" that his statue is at risk of damage during the protests. He said Churchill saved the country from a "fascist and racist tyranny.""It is it is clear that the protests have been sadly hijacked by extremists intent on violence," he added in the thread.
What point is considered as a racist of Winston Churchill.
Wait until they see the other guy he was fighting against...
What did THAT racist ever do, ANYWAY? Save Britain from Hitler? So WHAT! 🙄
Even Churchill.
Yeah yeah....
They’ll never find it now 🤦🏼♂️
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