Prime minister urges people in the UK to not support Black Lives Matter demonstrations that 'are in all probability going to end in violence'. He says it is absurd and wrong that a statue of 'national hero' Winston Churchill has been boarded up ahead of protests expected in London at the weekend. Priti Patel has made demonstrations illegal during the coronavirus pandemic, because they include gatherings of more than six people, and Johnson says violence against property is a reason not to attend
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