Labour’s Lisa Nandy today declared she is "very proud" of Black Lives Matter protesters taking to streets amid the coronavirus pandemic, adding: "You cannot be silent".
The Shadow Foreign Secretary urged protesters to maintain social distancing - and told the small number who have been violent to "stop it".
But she added: "I'm someone who has lived with racism in my life, I've seen it with my family, I've seen it in our country and I think it requires you to take an active stance against it. "You cannot be silent in the face of racism and police brutality, and I think those young people are right to raise their voices and to demand change." It came after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it is "undoubtedly a risk" that there will be an