On Tuesday, crowds gathered across the country as part of co-ordinated tributes to Mr Floyd, whose murder sparked an outcry and international protest. Organisers said the week of action was launched to 'commemorate George Floyd’s death one year on, in the spirit of the Black Lives Matter movement.' Ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, 45, was last month found guilty of the murder and manslaughter of Mr Floyd on May 25 2020, after kneeling on his neck for nine minutes. "Black Lives Matter has to be a 'movement and not just a moment'," Mr Eaden said. "I took part in the tribute to George Floyd because I believe that all people deserve equal rights and respect," she said.

Source: Daily Mirror May 26, 2021 00:33 UTC