Boris Johnson has said that he doesn't want people bullied into taking the knee - when asked if he would take part in the gesture.
Mr Johnson also admitted he had work to do to get more black people into his cabinet. Kneeling in protest for black people was popularised as a gesture in 2016 by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
He knelt in protest against police brutality during the national anthem, prompting a furore over civil rights in the US. It has since become a global gesture, with protesters - and even some police officers - joining the gesture.
Football players, politicians, protesters and celebrities have all made the gesture. But police chiefs have said officers on duty should not make the gesture as it
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