Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said it is “absurd and shameful” that the statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Parliament Square was at risk of attack from anti-racism protesters and had to be boarded up to protect it.Speaking after the memorial was covered by boards ahead of further planned weekend demonstrations, the Prime Minister said on Twitter: “We cannot now try to edit or censor our past.”A protective box was placed around the statue of the former Prime Minister, who led the UK during the Second World War struggle against the Nazis, after it was targeted during Black Lives Matter protests last weekend.It was vandalised with the words “Was a racist”, while the Cenotaph, which has also now been protected with hoarding, was also.
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