Boris Johnson today insisted he supports 'peaceful protest' and urged England fans not to boo footballers for 'taking the knee' - despite one of his own ministers warning the gesture is 'creating new divisions'. He said: ‘For this reason, we have collectively decided to again take the knee as a team for the fixture against England at Wembley Stadium. Ms Keegan claimed taking the knee was 'creating new divisions' in sport as she appeared on the BBC's Question Time last night. Ms Keegan added that many Conservative MPs were opposed to players taking the knee because they do not agree with some of the goals of the Black Lives Matter movement. Meanwhile, Scotland have confirmed they will not take the knee at Euro 2020 and will instead continue to take a stand against racism.

Source: Daily Mail June 11, 2021 08:04 UTC