Anti-racism protesters should ‘focus less on symbols’, says Boris Johnson

The prime minister has said anti-racism activists should focus less on symbols and statues in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests across the UK. Johnson said he wanted to focus on ‘the substance of the issue’ and on stories of success in black and other minority groups in the country
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