UK PM tells Trump 'no place' for racist violence

AFP , Wednesday 3 Jun 2020

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson standing in front of the government's slogan "Stay Alert, Control the Virus, Save Lives" as he speaks during a remote press conference inside 10 Downing Street in central London on June 3, 2020. Johnson told Donald Trump on Wednesday that racist violence has no place in society, saying he was "sickened and appalled" by the death of George Floyd during an arrest. (Photo: AFP)

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Donald Trump on Wednesday that racist violence has no place in society, saying he was "sickened and appalled" by the death of George Floyd during an arrest.

"My message to President Trump, to everybody in the United States, from the UK..., and I'm sure it's an opinion shared by the overwhelming majority of people around the world, is that racism, racist violence has no place in our society," Johnson told reporters.

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