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'Absurd' protests threaten Winston Churchill statue, PM says

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'Absurd' protests threaten Winston Churchill statue, PM says

'Absurd' protests threaten Winston Churchill statue, PM says

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says it is "absurd" the statue of "national hero" Winston Churchill in Parliament Square was at risk of attack from protesters.

He adds people should not support demonstrations that "end in deliberate and calculated violence".

Report by Alibhaiz.

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