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Macron in Britain | June 18, 2020

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British authorities unboxed the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London. For his first foreign trip since lockdown, Emmanuel Macron will be in London to mark the 80th anniversary of de Gaulle’s « appel de Londres », as well as cement Franco-UK ties at a strained time due to Brexit. A joint French and British jet flypast is announced to be performed at 5pm.

Monuments to Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi will stay hidden behind protective screens after far-right protesters in London threatened they will deface them. Monuments have become major focuses of contention in demonstrations against racism and police violence. Macron's visit to Britain is at a time when anger against systemic levels of institutional racism has raged through the city, and worldwide; sparked following the death of George Floyd in the United States on May 25, 2020.
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  • The Winston Churchill statue is seen open and cleaned in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London on Thursday, but monuments to Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi will stay hidden behind protective screens, after far-right protesters in London threatened they will deface them. Monuments have become major focuses of contention in demonstrations against racism and police violence. Anger against systemic levels of institutional racism has raged through the city, and worldwide; sparked following the death of George Floyd in the United States on May 25, 2020. (Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
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  • The Winston Churchill statue is seen open and cleaned in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London on Thursday, but monuments to Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi will stay hidden behind protective screens, after far-right protesters in London threatened they will deface them. Monuments have become major focuses of contention in demonstrations against racism and police violence. Anger against systemic levels of institutional racism has raged through the city, and worldwide; sparked following the death of George Floyd in the United States on May 25, 2020. (Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
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  • The Winston Churchill statue is seen open and cleaned in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London. For his first foreign trip since lockdown, Emmanuel Macron will be in London to mark the 80th anniversary of de Gaulle’s « appel de Londres », as well as cement Franco-UK ties at a strained time due to Brexit. A joint French and British jet flypast is announced to be performed at 5pm.
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  • The Winston Churchill statue is seen open and cleaned in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London. For his first foreign trip since lockdown, Emmanuel Macron will be in London to mark the 80th anniversary of de Gaulle’s « appel de Londres », as well as cement Franco-UK ties at a strained time due to Brexit. A joint French and British jet flypast is announced to be performed at 5pm.
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  • The Winston Churchill statue is seen open and cleaned in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London on Thursday, but monuments to Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi will stay hidden behind protective screens, after far-right protesters in London threatened they will deface them. Monuments have become major focuses of contention in demonstrations against racism and police violence. Anger against systemic levels of institutional racism has raged through the city, and worldwide; sparked following the death of George Floyd in the United States on May 25, 2020. (Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
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  • The Winston Churchill statue is seen open and cleaned in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London on Thursday, but monuments to Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi will stay hidden behind protective screens, after far-right protesters in London threatened they will deface them. Monuments have become major focuses of contention in demonstrations against racism and police violence. Anger against systemic levels of institutional racism has raged through the city, and worldwide; sparked following the death of George Floyd in the United States on May 25, 2020. (Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
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  • British authorities unboxed the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London. For his first foreign trip since lockdown, Emmanuel Macron will be in London to mark the 80th anniversary of de Gaulle’s « appel de Londres », as well as cement Franco-UK ties at a strained time due to Brexit. A joint French and British jet flypast is announced to be performed at 5pm. (Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
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  • British authorities unboxed the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London. For his first foreign trip since lockdown, Emmanuel Macron will be in London to mark the 80th anniversary of de Gaulle’s « appel de Londres », as well as cement Franco-UK ties at a strained time due to Brexit. A joint French and British jet flypast is announced to be performed at 5pm. (Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
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  • British authorities unboxed the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London. For his first foreign trip since lockdown, Emmanuel Macron will be in London to mark the 80th anniversary of de Gaulle’s « appel de Londres », as well as cement Franco-UK ties at a strained time due to Brexit. A joint French and British jet flypast is announced to be performed at 5pm. (Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
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  • British authorities unboxed the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London. For his first foreign trip since lockdown, Emmanuel Macron will be in London to mark the 80th anniversary of de Gaulle’s « appel de Londres », as well as cement Franco-UK ties at a strained time due to Brexit. A joint French and British jet flypast is announced to be performed at 5pm. (Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
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  • Monuments to Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi will stay hidden behind protective screens after far-right protesters in London threatened they will deface them. But, British authorities unboxed the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London. For his first foreign trip since lockdown, Emmanuel Macron will be in London to mark the 80th anniversary of de Gaulle’s « appel de Londres », as well as cement Franco-UK ties at a strained time due to Brexit. (Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
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  • Monuments to Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi will stay hidden behind protective screens after far-right protesters in London threatened they will deface them. But, British authorities unboxed the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London. For his first foreign trip since lockdown, Emmanuel Macron will be in London to mark the 80th anniversary of de Gaulle’s « appel de Londres », as well as cement Franco-UK ties at a strained time due to Brexit. (Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
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  • The Winston Churchill statue is seen open and cleaned in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London. For his first foreign trip since lockdown, Emmanuel Macron will be in London to mark the 80th anniversary of de Gaulle’s « appel de Londres », as well as cement Franco-UK ties at a strained time due to Brexit. A joint French and British jet flypast is announced to be performed at 5pm.
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  • The Winston Churchill statue is seen open and cleaned in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London on Thursday, but monuments to Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi will stay hidden behind protective screens, after far-right protesters in London threatened they will deface them. Monuments have become major focuses of contention in demonstrations against racism and police violence. Anger against systemic levels of institutional racism has raged through the city, and worldwide; sparked following the death of George Floyd in the United States on May 25, 2020. (Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
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  • A security guard is seen wearing a face mask in front of The Foreign and Commonwealth Office in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to Britain. For his first foreign trip since lockdown, Emmanuel Macron will be in London to mark the 80th anniversary of de Gaulle’s « appel de Londres », as well as cement Franco-UK ties at a strained time due to Brexit. A joint French and British jet flypast is announced to be performed at 5pm. (Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
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  • A member of the British army wearing face protective mask walks by the front door of UK Prime Minister's office as British authorities unboxed the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London. (Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
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  • A member of the British army wearing face protective mask walks by the front door of UK Prime Minister's office as British authorities unboxed the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London. (Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
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  • Police on horseback patrol by the front door of UK Prime Minister's office as British authorities unboxed the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square in central London on Thursday, June 18, 2020, prior to a visit of the French President Emmanuel Macron to London. (Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
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