The organisers of Swindon's Black Lives Matter protest on Saturday have urged people to follow coronavirus guidelines. 

The protest is due to take place at 1pm at Regent Circus in response to police brutality and racism.

There have been demonstrations in the United States and around the world following the killing of George Floyd. Police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for nine minutes in Minneapolis on May 25.

Organiser Zak Agilah said: "We want to emphasise that this protest will be peaceful and safe with regulations including social distancing in place.

“Even in the middle of a pandemic, it’s so important to show solidarity and say that all lives cannot matter until black lives matter."

Protesters have been asked to wear PPE and should not attend if they are showing Covid-19 symptoms.

Tino Tenda, who is helping organise the protest, added: "We have chosen to have a protest to not only stand in solidarity with those in America and the sad murder of George Floyd, but to also highlight that the UK is not innocent and racism in the UK is a prominent issue that needs to be recognised.

“Many black people in the UK have sadly been subject to all forms of racism. Whether that be microaggression in day to day life, racial profiling or sadly death at the hands of those who are supposed to protect.

“We as people want to be confident in the system that we follow but as of now we do not feel this system is made for all and is doing more harm than good."

According to the ‘Mapping Police Violence’ project, George is the 295th black person to be killed by police in America since the start of 2019.