Home Secretary has labelled the Black Lives Matter demonstrations "dreadful" and opposed to taking the knee as an anti-racism protest.
Priti Patel criticised last summer’s protests which saw historical statues torn down and defaced "as not the right way at all".
In her interview with the LBC radio she said, "Last summer was quite a moment with all the protests that we saw taking place. We saw policing as well coming under a great deal of pressure through some of the protest.
"I don't support protest and I also did not support the protests that were associated. Those protests were dreadful.
Asked if she would take a knee, Ms Patel said, "No, I would not. I would not have at the time either. There are other ways in which people can express their opinions. Protesting in the way in which people did last summer was not the right way at all. We saw statues being brought down."
