BORIS Johnson has come under pressure to halt exports of British arms and riot gear to the US after Donald Trump called for the authorities to “dominate” protesters and threatened to deploy the military.
Demonstrations have swept across America following the death of George Floyd while being restrained by police officers in Minneapolis.
Breaking his silence on the subject at Prime Minister’s Questions, Johnson said Floyd’s death was “inexcusable” and that he accepted the right to protest.
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford pressed the UK Government over the export of riot control equipment to the US. “The UK exports millions of pounds of riot control equipment to the US, including tear gas and rubber bullets,” he said. “The Prime Minister must have seen how these weapons are used on American streets.”
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