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UK foreign secretary says taking a knee 'seems to be from Game of Thrones'

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18 June, 2020, 05:00 pm
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UK foreign secretary says taking a knee 'seems to be from Game of Thrones'

He added: "I take the knee for two people: the Queen and the missus when I asked her to marry me"

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18 June, 2020, 05:00 pm
Last modified: 18 June, 2020, 05:08 pm
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab speaks during a daily digital news conference on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain April 22, 2020. Andrew Parsons/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab speaks during a daily digital news conference on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain April 22, 2020. Andrew Parsons/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Rabb has said he would not take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Asked on talkRadio whether he would take part in the symbolic show of support, the foreign secretary said it seemed to him to be a "symbol of subjugation" that is "taken from the Games of Thrones," reports the Guardian. 

He added:  "I take the knee for two people: the Queen and the missus when I asked her to marry me."

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