Boris Johnson Urges Football Fans Not to Boo Players Taking a Knee

Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to Falmouth's Maritime Museum in Falmouth, Cornwall, England on June 10, 2021. Leon Neal/PA

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged football fans not to boo players when their teams take a knee ahead of Euro 2020 games.

It comes after former Prime Minister Gordan Brown said Johnson should support the gesture, and a minister from Johnson’s cabinet said the gesture could create new divisions.