removing statues of controversial figures is to lie about our history

  1. 'Shameful' to threaten Churchill statue, says UK PM Johnson

     British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday it was “absurd and shameful” that a statue of Winston Churchill was at risk of attack by protesters, his strongest statement yet on a growing trend to challenge the legacies of past leaders.

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     The statue of Winston Churchill in Whitehall, central London, being boarded up on Thursday night. Photograph: Blitz Pictures/REX/Shutterstock