>>host: we know that president trump admires winston churchill. with the reverse be true? >> i think both men are dead on it would be interesting to see donald trump in one hand and churchill and the other and then some chicken wings or something like that. both men would be sitting down next to each other and speaking rather unfavorable turns about the media and journalists and the political party i think they word have a very interesting conversation to be a fly on that wall. >>host: the newest book trump and churchill defenders of western civilization thank you for spending a few minutes with us on book tv. >> always a pleasure.

is no real talk of assault on the legacy and the memory of winston churchill there are a lot of them. absolutely it seems to be a discussion that has become very very physical and not just vocal in the heart of the capital have in central london it really is indicative of a why discussion when it comes to racial discrimination and inequality that's age old and deeply rooted within society according to these protesters now they spend the entire day by the winston churchill statue moving to downing street and back and forth the message is no one just directed the prime minister boris johnson but prime ministers that have come before suggesting this is a deeply rooted discrimination within the united kingdom tensions already rising though on the streets we've witnessed an arrest of a nationalist supporter one of which was actually protecting the winston churchill statue many of his sentiments were ones that were racist and the crowds repeated applaud and cheer when he was finally whisked away but what today really shows is that this cuts in all of racial discrimination in the country all

he and winston churchill did not like each other at all before winston churchill became prime minister, but they became like that during the war. he was a model for his subjects, king george vi. >> got a question from somebody watching online. this may be jumping the gun. what is your next project? lynne: i love that. people on amazon are like, "what next?" doing i'm like, "i just spent three years writing this." i do have a project about one of the characters in the book, about one of the characters in the book about a woman who , headed the largest spy network in france during the war, reporting to the british, and her story is the stuff of movies. it's just a great story. so i am -- you know, it is not one of these big, sprawling books i usually write. it's focusing on one group of people, but i think it will be really good. i hope anyway. >> my question, where are you going to launch that? lynne: why, here, of course. [applause] here.nk you for being i have a question about degaulle and the interplay with the british government and the role he will play in vetoing the british initi

matter protesters, no one wants to see nazis around winston churchill. so sadiq khan didn't do this. if he did not board up and protect the statues, he would be underfar not board up and protect the statues, he would be under far more attack for rain then be used in some kind of bait and some kind of race that idiots want to start. they had to be boarded up, it is the best thing to do whichever side you want to say you want to say your protecting foci —— in some kind of race protecting foci —— in some kind of ra ce we re protecting foci —— in some kind of race were the idiots want to start. afterwards when things become calm, which will not be when it is hot and sunny i am afraid, that is what matters. let's move onto the new york times, and they mention how your police put under scrutiny because of these protests, we were talking about the ones in the uk but also in germany, france. joe questioned my for police forces not just in france. joe questioned my for police forces notjust in the united states but whether they behaved ethically when

he and winston churchill did not like each other at all before winston churchill became part minister, but they became like that during the war. subjects,odel for his king george vi. >> question from someone watching online. "this may be jumping the gun -- what's your next project?" mr. olson: [laughter] i love that. people on amazon are like, "what are you doing next?" i'm like, "i just spent three years writing this." i do have a project about one of the characters in the book, about a woman who headed the largest spy network in france during the war. her story is the stuff of movies. it's just a great story. it is not one of these big, sprawling books i usually write. it's focusing on one group of people, but i think it will be really good. i hope anyway. >> my question -- where are you going to launch that? course.n: why, here, of [applause] >> thank you for being here. i have a question about the golf ulle and thegal interplay with the british government and the role he will the britishing in being partst of the union. [indiscernible] mr. olson: absolutely. that is a really great

been hijacked by extremists winston churchill statue is boarded up. so the protesters are facing off with police in hong kong as a controversial national anthem law comes into effect the legislation makes it a criminal offense to mock china likes to say it violates their freedom of expression it is one year since police crackdown on demonstrators who were surrounding the government headquarters leaving to months of violent demonstrations for more let's cross live to difficult pollen in hong kong it was right she had a lot to go in to police were moving people about just to cordon off certain areas how's it looking now. it's the same nic people are still moving the police are still moving people our way they're trying to break up gatherings now they keep saying that this isn't an authorized gathering as you can see there disability that held up a blue flag they say that people are risking arrest by coming here protesters wanted to come here to mark one year since. punk. protest and pro-democracy movement reached a turning point a year ago a large numbe

you've got a situation in which the statue of winston churchill who is a national hero has had to be boarded up for fear of violent attack and that to me is both absurd and and should not have a situation which people who are protesting on one basis are violently attacked he the police all public property. and it's not just politicians who have strong views on what's the con this is cited to do here we were out on the streets of london finding out exactly what locals think about civics qantas's into. the stratosphere it's where. i guess people are here to defend statues and i suppose people defended people trying to take a. look at things from both perspectives there's a lot of good history behind it people don't want to talk about the bad history and that's one of the issues that's trying to be changed i didn't. realize a lot of things he'd done i never learned that. he outside. people should remember it was a lot hopping. and i think a lot of the statue should be taken down at the guy or involved in something but it was i think i just insulted for all the people who are living. in

in london, he met with winston churchill and watches very first appeal for resistance, on the 18th of june, 1940, from bbc headquarters, he called on french soldiers to join him in london and to continue their fight. french people would hear the appeal, and it was published in the press pit on the 19th of june, the speech hit the front page, published in france's freezone. the man who was about to sign the armistice with nazi germany. he did so, general de gaulle then repeated his call on the radio waves. [speaking gaulle: french] claire: now, as you just heard,, not ththat many people l listeno the famous rallying cry lives, but in the end, thousands of men were inspired enough to make their way to england. among them, all of the able-bodied men of an island off the coast of jamaica, as claire rush reports.. thihis island may be smalall, but it was at the heart of the beginning of the resistanance. in response to charles de gaulle's calle to arms, all of the able-bodied men joined the free french forces. troops and civilians, refusing to accept defeat, were also looking to join, incl

hundreds of right wing protesters defend the statue of winston churchill in central london. for a visual form and these are racist. 'd protests in paris against police brutality and violence. threatens to send the army to. do something about protesters to keep parts of the city declaring it. says that using military force would be illegal. to have you with us this is our. right wing demonstrations defended the boxed up statue of winston churchill in london's parliament square which last week was targeted by activists he was a racist on it police have imposed restrictions demanding protesters leave the streets by 5 pm local time to prevent violent clashes between the 2 sides. reports from parliament square. this is the designated meeting place for right wing groups who say that they have come here to defend britain's cultural heritage to defend its monuments however there have been a number of clashes with police that have taken place throughout the day here where police were charged police had bottles thrown at them and we noticed 2 cameramen from different stations coming t

hundreds of far right demonstrators defend a statue of winston churchill in central london after it was dogged with graffiti frenzy the wartime leader a racist. thousands of anti-racism protesters flood the streets of paris to denounce police brutality and to stand in solidarity with the demonstrators in the united states. and broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our team international i'm sean thomas really glad to have you with us right now the mayor of seattle has responded furiously to a threat by donald trump to deploy the military to her city to break up an autonomous zone set up by black lives matter protesters jenny durkan said any such action by the u.s. president would be against the law our president wants to tell a story about domestic terrorists who have a radical agenda and are promoting a conspiracy and fitz's law and order initiatives it's simply not true the threat to invade seattle to divide and incite violence in our city is not only unwelcome it would be illegal the capitol hill autonomous zone was formed at the beginning of the week by black lives ma

you can see the statue boxed up of winston churchill. it had been the subject of graffiti marks, carling the churchill statue racist and that has provoked a certain degree of anger, but it all centres on the case around winston churchill's record on empire which has been very controversial down the yea rs. has been very controversial down the years. which are not carbon counter protesters, because they are people turning up for protesters, because they are people turning upfora protesters, because they are people turning up for a variety of reasons, but they are made up of some of the far right groups that we know exist. 0bviously said they would come into central london. that is why the black lives matter protests have moved their demonstrations largely to yesterday to avoid a direct confrontation with these groups we are seeing here. the black lives matter protesters are in hyde park. they have been peaceful there, as far as we know, but these are protesters saying they want to preserve englishness, preserve the statues. and this is by

though winston churchill, nelson mandela and the others had already been covered up. one protester, who would talk, said he felt churchill, british history, were under attack. come on! i mean, he had some racist views, but at the end of the day, he led us through our darkest hour. i mean, you know... i'm from south london. i've grown up with black people. we're all working class who live side by side. nobody here has an issue with blm. some antiracism protesters did gather today in central london, but black lives matter brought forward its latest events to yesterday to avoid trouble, though there were still some scaffolds. we have power to change... at a blm event in newcastle, the organisers said there had been threats. we have received a lot of opposition and threats from far right groups and whatnot, so we had to keep this quite low—key. and elsewhere in the city, the tension was clear on the streets, but nothing to compare with london. including scenes like this. police are investigating. the memorial is to pc keith palmer murdered there in a terror attack in 20

a crowd surrounded a statue of sir winston churchill, which was boarded up after it was vandalised during the black lives matter demonstration last weekend. french police have clashed with protesters in several cities, where thousands of people demonstrated against racism and allegations of police brutality. marchers in paris demanded justice for adama traore, a 24—year—old black man who died four years ago when he was pinned down by police officers in the city.

it's got the un—boarded up statue of winston churchill. at what point and how is the conversation had about historicalfigures and how is the conversation had about historical figures and their links to either racism and slavery, and who gets to decide whether or not a statute should stay or taken down? there's just so many difficult areas around all of these conversations. how does that even start? it's sta rts how does that even start? it's starts off by people being decent and reasonable. i statue put up an 1895 in bristol, vast majority of people that —— didn't want to contribute. it's been very unpopular for many years. had bristol council done something about it, we wouldn't be seeing this —— you go into the river. —— statue in the river. when there are uprisings, whether it is there are uprisings, whether it is the french revolution, the american independence, ukrainian independence and the soviet union, they tend to find a statue and push it over. right and left. saddam hussein in 2003, stalling in budapest in the 19505,

churchill of course the former prime minister to visit to face that start to writing on it winston churchill was a racist they argue that winston churchill has numerous links to a legacy of colonised sation and imperatives and so active its main aim is to rid britain of all of those connections its problems as we saw quite iconic scenes in bristol a few weeks ago where activists pull down and start your fabric holston 17th century slave trade to what they did with that statue is throw it into the river but it is such it's like winston churchill and counted the deuce but opinion because many were doggy that those 2 figures they should be have and should be celebrated in venerated even on it and protected many campaign is not debates within the black as much as movement say that it's time to rid britain of its colonial past its a shortage of stash the reporting from rick sanchez thanks so much it's amazing to see how this story is spread globally. and you're watching our special coverage we're going to be right back. our culture is a lot dominated by street never electronic. pictures until the

churchill of course the former prime minister activists deface that statue writing on it winston churchill was a racist they argue that winston churchill has numerous links to a legacy of colonize ation and imperialism so active its main aim is to rid britain of all of those connections its crimes as we saw quite iconic scenes in bristol a few weeks ago where activists pull down and start your favorite colston 17th century slave trade what they did with that statue is throw it into the river but it is such it's like winston churchill and gandhi that do split opinion because many were doggy that those 2 figures they should be have and should be celebrated in venerated even on it and protected but many campaign is and activists within the black class marches movement say that it's time to read sure but it's amazing to see how this story is spread globally this is the news of rick sanchez and you're watching our special coverage we're going to be right back. wall street busy trading your money are days a week and there are 4 corners. and 3 major stock market. and when you have to watch right

on the front page of the daily telegraph is winston churchill, this one had been boxed up to protect it in parliament square. it is now that encasing is being removed as we can see there ahead of the french president's visit on thursday and a slight, a difference because there was concern that winston churchill's statue could come under attack. it had been defaced. very complicated history in terms of his relationship with racial politics and fewer people remember when they think about his involvement and the second world war and he is a complex figure and it is very unlikely in the case of winston churchill, given his involvement in this like the battle of britain that he will be, that that statue will be removed. but when he started to move in the figures that people don't have that real residents with, some many people won't know who cecil rhodes is an when you start to have to deal with the complexity of these historical figures, to deal with the complexity of these historicalfigures, we have to to deal with the complexity of these historical figures, we have to see how what cont

have been hijacked by extremists as winston churchill statue is boarded up. also burned his top court rules that the president elect can be sworn into office after the sudden death of caesar. as libyan government forces surge into the strategic city of sirte we look at the barriers to striking a ceasefire with warlord khalifa haftar. welcome to the broken we start in asia where a dire picture is emerging of how the world's 2nd most populous nation is coping with corona virus india has nearly 300000 cases but the number is climbing rapidly and the health system is struggling the supreme court says conditions are deplorable for patients in the worst affected states they've been reports of people being denied treatment and of bodies not being disposed of properly elizabeth purana reports now from the capital new delhi. hundreds of doctors in hyderabad main hospital for corona virus patients. strike just one of many protests by healthcare workers across india a doctor here was attacked by relatives of a patient he had just declared dead who rushed towards us and

well i remember a may day protests this was you know well over 10 years ago now where winston churchill's statue was defaced that had a mohican placed on it and it had graffiti all around the base and that wasn't seen as a huge culture war issue the fact he'd have been boarded up for the 1000000 mom march and movement and buying or protested in parliament square and again it wasn't seen as a huge issue now the reason why it's being seen as a huge issue now is because it's trying to present black clothes matter as this thing which is going to take down and destroy everything we hold there about the national story rather than asking really pertinent questions about our history so again we might want to think about why we focus on these instances of the statues being boarded up in this way when we haven't done that before. great to talk to you good to get your perspective we do appreciate that from the foreign media thinks well. now a kind of his prime minister says police video of the violence arrest of a prominent indigenous chief is shocking raises questions about the force the dash cam v

churchill which last week was still being defeated declaring him a racist. swedish opposition parties lash out the government's relaxed approach to the corona virus which resulted in one of the highest mortality rates in europe. are there great to have you with us this is r.t. international. protesters in the newly formed autonomous zone in seattle are considering their next move having seize control of the area after it was abandoned by police president from past threatened to send in the army if local authorities fail to resolve the matter. we're not going to let this happen in seattle if we have to go and we're going to go and to go because you're going to do it but to go to do it he's got great national guard troops too you can do it but one way or the other it's going to get done and these people are not going to occupy a major portion of a great city our president wants to tell a story about domestic terrorists who have a radical agenda and are promoting a conspiracy and fitz's law and order initiatives it's simply not true the threat to invade seattle

have been hijacked by extremists as winston churchill statue is boarded up. also burned.

winston churchill isa winston churchill. winston churchill is a very controversial figure to anyone who has studied the history of empire, even though of course he is also much revered for the role he played during the second world war. we will bring you much more reaction on that. i'm sure there will be political reaction to that in the reaction from the british prime minister. this is bbc news with geeta guru—murthy. the headlines. the uk economy shrank by 20% in april, the first full month of lockdown and the biggest fall since monthly records began. the government says the fall was in line with many other economies. all sectors were affected making the economy around a quarter smaller than it was in february. markets in europe and asia start to buck the downward trend sparked in the us over fears about the economic impact of coronavirus. the uk government's expected to drop its plans for full border controls immediately after brexit, with far less rigorous checks on goods coming in from the eu than planned. president t

churchill of course notable for his role in the 2nd world war boris johnson saying this is a permanent memorial to his achievement in saving europe from a racist and fascist power but of course he has got his critics around the country for other episodes in history to. the us city of seattle where demonstrators have blocked streets and set up tents to protest against police brutality following the death of george floyd those gathered in what's being called an autonomous zone police under an agreement between protesters and the city's police department president trump criticized the agreement threatening to take back the city if local officials don't turn to our white house correspondent kimberly how it says trump is promising to be the law and order president but his words are often stronger than his actions. when it comes to the so-called autonomy zone the chads as it's called in seattle is about a 6 block radius area of capitol hill in seattle what the president says essentially to the mayor as well as the governor if you don't take back your streets i will and the question becomes h

churchill in parliament square just last week was targeted by activists sprayed he was a racist on it and police have imposed new restrictions demanding protesters leave the streets by 5 pm local time in order to prevent violent clashes especially because counter demonstrations are also plant local reporter james brown has more on the story. well here we are in parliament square things are relatively peaceful this is the designated meeting place for right wing groups who say that they have come here to defend britain's cultural heritage to defend its monuments however there have been a number of clashes with police that have taken place throughout the day here where police were charged police had bottles thrown at them and we noticed 2 cameramen from different stations coming towards us with seriously bloodied faces who were obviously injured in other parts of london interfere of a square there were also clashes smoke was released what we think is a smoke bomb and fireworks were also let off of there so parts of the day have been more eventful than others in other parts of london in t

but lionizes winston churchill once our greatest briton now being branded the alleged racist is that his trouble for bristol to london is the time now to take back our problems over some more coming up in today's going on the ground but 1st in the week of george floyd's funeral the u.k. pm boris johnson born in the upper east side of manhattan in new york city had this to say when asked about president trump after saying the words black lives matter as for the qualities of the. mr let me say he has among many other things he is president of the united states which is all i would choose are our most important ally in the world today and whatever people may say about it whatever those on the left may say about it the united states is a bastion of peace and freedom and has been for most of my lifetime maybe he never noticed us wars killing wounding or displacing tens of millions the peace and freedom he claims to have witnessed during his lifetime in fact british politicians this week called for action against a government accused of unjust policies not donald trump's though the communi

we know they have gathered around the statue of sir winston churchill. they have gathered around trafalgar square. and in some numbers. our reporter on the ground has said he thinks it is made up of people who have come along to protect the statues and think it is important and felt unhappy at what happened in the last few days. clearly also some right wing groups also gathering. and there was intelligence this was going to be happening. that is why some of the black lives matter protesters gathered yesterday, to avoid any kind of big stand—off. from today, places of worship in england can reopen — but only for private prayer, and under strict conditions. many muslim and orthodoxjewish communities, whose worship often revolves around communal gatherings, will have to wait until the 4th ofjuly at the earliest. qari asim is a senior imam at makkah mosque in leeds. he is also chair of mosque and imams national advisory board, an independent body here in the uk. how difficult has it been for people not to be able to gather and how do you feel about the f

churchill which last week was still in graffiti and carrying him a racist. and swedish opposition parties lash out at the government's relaxed approach to the corona virus which resulted in one of the highest mortality rates.

churchill who normally can be seen behind me here had his pedestal dog with the slogan was a racist now in response to that the mayor of london city can decided that he would board up this statue in a number of others but only to protect it from any further damage now that decision has proved controversial and enlisted an angry response from the prime minister you've got a situation in which the statue of winston churchill who is a national hero has had to be boarded up for fear of a violent attack and that to me is both absurd and and should not have a situation which people who are protesting on one basis are. that the attacking the police public property and it's not just politicians that have strong views on what city con this is cited to do here we were out on the streets of london finding out exactly what's locals think about cities qantas's and to board up the structures here in holland where i guess people will hate to defend so instead choose and i suppose people defended it was a poor people trying to take it down because the tribe says look at things from both perspective

churchill or whether it's someone like you know edward colton. that it's whitewashed and we tend to memorialize certain figures in order so we can forget some of the things that they really did and it speaks to i think the poverty of the curriculum in this country and that the experiences of formerly colonized people has not been adequately reflected in our education system or indeed popular culture at large you know i grew up thinking that winston churchill was like the nation's jalili granddad even though as home knowing what the famine was. will stay all day with the closure affairs and studios around the world dance routines are being performed during black lives lots of protests some focus on traditional african steps stating back to slavery others in defiance of anger at police brutality but we're betting man the house will. meet. in the heart of new york city pocketed among tens of thousands of protesters dogs michael fry performed a black man's heart. in a video that went viral online this was his stand against police brutality in the u.s

churchill of course the former prime minister activist to face that statue writing on it winston churchill was a racist they argue that winston. has numerous links to a legacy of colonize ation and imperatives and so active its main aim is to rid britain of all of those connections its crimes as we saw quite iconic scenes in bristol a few weeks ago where activists poll data structure of agriculture stand at 17th century slave trade what they did with that statue is throw it into the river but it is statues like winston churchill and counted that do spit opinion because many were doggy that those 2 figures they should be have. and should be celebrated in venerated even on it and protected but many campaign is and activists within the black clouds much as movement say that it's time to read britain of its colonial past it's a shadow stache the reporting for us thanks so much it's amazing to see how this story is spread globally this is the news with rick sanchez and you're watching our special coverage we're going to be right back. thank you for finally changing. your tune i have no words. r

on it winston churchill was a racist they argue that winston churchill has numerous links to a legacy of paul and i say show and imperatives and so active its main aim is to rid britain of all of its connections its crimes as we saw quite iconic scenes in bristol a few weeks ago where activists pulled down a structure fabric holston and 17th century slave trade to what they did with that statue is brought into the river but it is such as i. do opinion because many would argue that those 2 figures they should be had and should be celebrated in venerated even on a protected many campaign is an octopus within the black box marked as movement say that it's time to rid britain of its colonial past the shadows. the reporting from contacts thanks so much it's amazing to see how this story has spread globally says the news of rick sanchez and you're watching our special coverage we're going to be right back. welcome to max kaiser's financial survival guide. looking to your pension account. yonks this is what happens to pensions in britain. you watch kaiser report. president vladimir putin in

the prime minister boris johnson has said it is shameful the statue of winston churchill is needed to be boarded up you've got a situation in which the statue of winston churchill who is a national hero has had to be boarded up for fear of violent attack and that to me is both absurd. and wrong you should not have a situation which people who are protesting or for one group one basis are violently attacking the police or public property. well the churchill statue was encased in a protective box after protesters dog he was a racist under his name last week churchill at the allies to victory in the 2nd world war but is now being accused of racism the some comments he once made london's mayor this week ordered a review of all monuments and street names to the praise of people who might be linked to slavery and also racism the war on statues has sparked debate on whether it a raise is the past and we asked people in the capital there. are just people here to defend so statues and are support people different video you support people trying to take it down you know so i try to look at thin

and the winston churchill statute which was daubed with graffiti. they have moved that protest and it looks as though that might reduce the tension about what was due to happen tomorrow. certainly people who are watching far right groups say they think that fewer people will turn up now for those protests. as you say, the prime minister has raised this ina the prime minister has raised this in a series of tweets this afternoon saying it is absurd and shameful that the winston churchill statue was at risk of attack and statues teachers about our past. he recognises there is still more to do on racism but these protests have been hijacked by extremists and attacks on police are intolerant and abhorrent. his view is that people should stay away from these protests. tom symons, thank you. relatives of 450 people who have died with coronavirus are demanding an immediate public inquiry into how the government managed parts of the pandemic. the families say an urgent review could help prevent more deaths. but ministers insist the priority at the moment is

churchill. meanwhile, in trafalgar square, protestors threw objects at police as they tried to contain the crowds. another 181 people in the uk have died after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total death toll to 41,662. the bbc has obtained a copy of a leaked draft report into the impact of coronavirus on ethnic minority communities. it includes as yet unpublished recommendations on how to protect them. support bubbles come into effect across england and northern ireland. people who live alone will be able to form a support bubble with another household in a further easing of coronavirus lockdown rules. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentatorjo phillips and nigel nelson, political editor for the sunday people and sunday mirror. a very warm welcome to both of you, good to see you, even at a distance, we will speak in just a moment. pictures from the protests in central london lead a number of the pap

right wing demonstrations have defended the boxed up statue of winston churchill in london's parliament square which last week was targeted by activists who sprayed he was a racist on it and police have imposed restrictions demanding protesters leave the streets by 5 pm local time to prevent violent clashes between the 2 sides james brown reports now from parliament square. this is the designated meeting place for right wing groups who say that they have come here to defend britain's cultural heritage to defend its monuments however there have been a number of clashes with police that have taken place throughout the day here where police were charged police had bottles thrown at them and in other parts of london in the black lives matter demonstrations they've been making their way from hyde park down towards to follow the square and much of the controversy that surrounded the black lives matter protests has been around the vandalism and attacks on statues which are connected with britain's colonial past last week for instance in bristol the statue of every coast in the slave trade was

churchill or whether it's someone like you know edward colton. that it's whitewashed and we tend to memorialize certain figures in order for we can forget some. the things that they really did and it speaks to i think the poverty of the curriculum in this country and that her experiences of formally colonized people has not been adequately reflected in our education system or indeed popular culture at large you know i grew up thinking that winston churchill was like the nation's jalili granddad even though as home knowing what the family was a kind of as a prime minister's says that police video of the violence arrest of a prominent indigenous chief is shocking and raises questions about the use of force thus cam video is being used in a legal challenge to criminal charges filed against chief. the police say they use reasonable force after he resisted arrest for an expired license plates in march i think everyone who's seen this video has serious questions about what exactly happened about how it happened this way and about that use of force that

a statue of winston churchill has been boarded up in london after it was sprayed with graffiti during and the racism protest last weekend the move comes ahead of further demonstrations that are planned for saturday u.k. prime minister boris johnson says it is absurd and shameful that the statue should be at risk of attack. china has criticized after it removed 170000 accounts it says were linked to a chinese state backed misinformation campaign the network focused heavily on hong kong but also praised china's response to the coronavirus pandemic the chinese government is demanding twitter fight this information properly by also shutting down accounts that china ageing says it's the biggest victim of false information. chris says there's little point in maintaining a relationship between its leader kim jong il and the us president while washington remains hostile joanne's foreign minister made the comments on the 2nd anniversary of a landmark summit between the 2 leaders he said north korea would no longer allow donald trump to score political points by meeting kim while giving it noth

the statue of winston churchill, who is a national hero, has had to be boarded up for fear of violent attack. i think it shameful we have a lot of these statues in the first place. a lot of these statues shouldn't be put up in the first place. it no longer serves us put up in the first place. it no longer serves us to have statues of men that don't represent the society we live in today. even though it's pa rt we live in today. even though it's part of the british history, i don't think it should be celebrated and memorialised by statues. tearing them down doesn't mean tearing all them down doesn't mean tearing all the pages out of the history books. a demonstration planned for tomorrow was cancelled and brought forward to today because of concerns there could be trouble between people determined to defend the monuments and those who may have wanted to deface them. this is now a second week where people have taken to the streets are anti—racism marches and the protest organisers have said again and again that these marches should remain peaceful and they said again and again that th