BBC: Protests threat to Churchill statue shameful, says Boris Johnson
Protecting a statue of Winston Churchill from potential vandalism by boarding it up is "absurd and shameful", the prime minister has said.
Boris Johnson said the war-time leader expressed opinions that were "unacceptable to us today" but remained a hero for saving the country from "fascist and racist tyranny".
Protesters daubed "was a racist" on the Parliament Square tribute last weekend.
Labour said the PM should address the concerns of those demonstrating.
Shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds told the BBC he wanted to hear that Mr Johnson "understands the deep hurt and anger that black people in our country feel".
In a series of tweets, Mr Johnson said monuments like Churchill's were put up by previous generations as he urged people to "stay away" from demonstrations amid the coronavirus pandemic.
"We cannot try to edit or censor our past," he wrote of moves to remove tributes to historical figures. "We cannot pretend to have a different history."
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WNU Editor: They have also boarded up Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi statues .... Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela's Statues In London Boarded Up Ahead Of Protests (NDTV).
More News On Churchill's Statue Being Boarded Up
Winston Churchill statue boarded up ahead of expected UK protests on Saturday -- Reuters
Winston Churchill statue boarded up ahead of planned protests in London amid calls to topple 'racist' monuments -- Evening Standard
Scaffolding placed around Winston Churchill statue and Cenotaph in London ahead of protests -- The Independent
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The threat to erase any nation's history is shameful, absurd and wrong. Tucker Carlson put it best tonight, "A country is the sum total of all that happened within it - both good and bad. Without history, you have no country. You just have a collection banks, check cashing outlets, retail stores and iphones."
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