Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RQon_YwCnp_LbPtEwW65w?sub_confirmation=1 Star Wars actor John Boyega has given an emotional speech at a Hyde Park demonstration about the death of George Floyd in the US. Boyega joined thousands of protestors in Hyde Park in a peaceful demonstration in support of Black Lives Matter. The actor, who is best known for playing Finn in the recent Star Wars trilogy, referenced two other black Americans who controversially died in the US and the murder of Stephen Lawrence in the UK. “We are a physical representation of our support for George Floyd,” he told the demonstration. “We are a physical representation of our support for Sandra Bland. We are a physical representation of our support for Trayvon Martin. We are a physical representation of our support for Stephen Lawrence.” Read more & pics: https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/john-boyega-hyde-park-protest-george-floyd-black-lives-matter-a4458841.html

Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RQon_YwCnp_LbPtEwW65w?sub_confirmation=1 Activists have been pictured in London’s Hyde Park protesting the UK’s coronavirus lockdown. Pictures from the park in the heart of the capital showed around 40 protesters gathered on Saturday morning. Standing near Speaker’s Corner at the north-eastern end of the park They brandished banners reading “This is not about a virus, this is about control” and “No to the new abnormal”. Read more: standard.co.uk/news/london/anti-lockdown-protest-hyde-park-a4442461.html