Winston churchill s memorial statue has been desecrated and daubed with the word racist during the black lives matter protest in london.
Winston churchill statue london. Black lives matter london calls of saturday protest because of far right plans to defend. The vandalism came on the anniversary of d day when. Winston churchill and nelson mandela statues covered up ahead of black lives matter counter protests. By rebecca perring published.
Churchill is depicted mid stride with his hands on his hips. The statue of winston churchill in parliament square london is a bronze sculpture of the former british prime minister winston churchill created by ivor roberts jones. While demonstrations were largely. The mayor of london confirmed winston churchill s statue will not be removed in london despite calls from black lives matter blm activists to question the former prime minister s alleged racism.
It was unveiled in 1973 by his widow clementine baroness spencer churchill at a ceremony attended by the serving prime minister. Social media users have claimed two photos of a defaced winston churchill statue in the centre of london were taken during black lives matter blm protests this month. It is located on a spot referred to in the 1950s by churchill as where my statue will go. Sir winston churchill private walking tour war rooms from 197 79 ww2 london blitz private tour from 176 59 the ultimate full day london private classic tour.
The statue of winston churchill is a standing bronze statue of statesman and writer winston churchill situated in the members lobby of the house of commons of the united kingdom part of the palace of westminster complex in westminster central london. A statue of former prime minister sir winston churchill in london was covered in graffiti as anti racism protests were held across the uk over the weekend. The westminster tour london s youngest guide. A statue of britain s most renowned leader winston churchill has been vandalized in london as protesters turned out to speak against racism.
According to tripadvisor travelers these are the best ways to experience winston churchill statue. 00 02 mon jun 8 2020. The winston churchill statue was vandalised during the black lives matter protest in london s parliament square.