Ant Middleton has issued an apology for labelling the Black Lives Matter movement ‘absolute scum’. In a now-deleted tweet, the SAS: Who Dares Wins star, 39, claimed the organization – dedicated to bringing ‘justice, healing, and freedom’ to black people in protest against police brutality – and EDL ‘aren’t welcome on our streets’ after far-right groups gathered … Read more
A senior Black Lives Matter organiser has called for Winston Churchill’s statue to be removed from Parliament Square ahead of today’s protest, which is under threat of violence from football hooligans and far-right thugs. Imarn Ayton, 29, a figurehead of the movement who has given speeches alongside Stat Wars actor John Boyega, said a monument … Read more
The thin blue line is unbreakable, says female mounted police officer who is ‘hanging in there’ in hospital with a punctured lung and broken collarbone after being hurt in Black Lives Matter protest PC Nicky Vernon was injured when horse bolted during the protests in London Video showed her being knocked from horse when she … Read more
The Guardian has been accused of hypocrisy for backing the Black Lives Matter protests despite branding Abraham Lincoln (pictured) ‘abhorrent’ during the US Civil War A petition has been launched to ‘shut down’ The Guardian newspaper over accusations of hypocrisy for backing Black Lives Matter protests, despite branding Abraham Lincoln ‘abhorrent’ during the US Civil War. … Read more
Thousands of Black Lives Matter protesters turned out in London today despite Boris Johnson’s calls to abandon demonstrations. Police officers were booed as they moved in to detain two of the protesters in Hyde Park after activists defied the Prime Minister’s instructions. Around 20 officers moved through large crowds of peaceful protesters sitting on the … Read more
Halsey launches Black Creators Fund to help promote the work of Black artists in wake of BLM protests By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 02:51 BST, 12 June 2020 | Updated: 05:07 BST, 12 June 2020 She’s been taking part in protests in Los Angeles over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and is … Read more
Priti Patel hit back today after Labour MPs accused her of ‘gaslighting’ BLM protesters by talking about her own experiences of racism. The Home Secretary voiced fury after Labour frontbenchers signed a letter criticising the way she spoke about her own background as the daughter of Gujarati refugees from Uganda. Dozens of MPs have put … Read more
Anthony Joshua was ‘hurt and upset’ by criticism of the speech he read out during a Black Lives Matter protest in Watford, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. The heavyweight champion addressed the crowd in his hometown, delivering an impassioned speech written by his friend Reece Campbell who he said was unable to attend. In a short … Read more
An Oxford-educated museum curator has provoked outrage by sharing expert advice on how to dissolve bronze statues using corrosive chemicals in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests. Madeline Odent, curator of Royston Museum in Hertfordshire, sent a series of tweets last night to her 5,164 followers, which were then shared thousands of times. … Read more
Priti Patel was not happy. No, she was not. Ragin’… Fumin’… in fact. She had come to the chamber to issue a statement on Public Order – and the word ‘order’ fell from her mouth with an aggressive grrrrrrr. It was not long ago that many were confidently predicting the Home Secretary’s demise. Her drippy … Read more