George Floyd killing: US rocked by eighth night of protest and grief – live
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NYPD chief Terence Monahan has been doing the TV round this morning – appearing on Today
He said an earlier curfew helped take out of neighborhoods “people who didn’t belong there” and that officers had allowed peaceful protests to continue beyond 8pm. He said those who had broken off from the main groups “looking to cause mayhem” had been rapidly dealt with.
Watch @savannahguthrie’s full interview with @NYPDChiefofDept about the department’s response to protests and the effectiveness of an earlier curfew. pic.twitter.com/TSFh4pkmqm
British prime minister Boris Johnson has described the death of George Floyd as “appalling” and “inexcusable” in the British parliament – but he also cautioned protests to stay “lawful and reasonable”.
There is a weekly session in London where the prime minister is grilled by MPs, and this week Keir Starmer, the leader of the UK’s main opposition Labour party, opened by saying:
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