A statue of a slave trader has reignited the culture wars in the U.K.
For the government, the protests could not have come at a worse time. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Downing Street needs to keep social order to ensure people follow lockdown rules. If the police appear to be undermined, it could pose a problem for their authority just as the country grapples with the biggest crisis it has faced in decades.Monday evening acknowledging "there is so much more to do — in eradicating prejudice, and creating opportunity.
He also underlined the government's intention to get tough on rulebreakers: "I will not support or indulge those who break the law, or attack the police, or desecrate public monuments."
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