Johnson to urge social media firms to take tougher action over online racism

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Victoria Jones/PA)

Boris Johnson will urge social media firms to take tougher action over racism after the abuse of England football players, which he described as being “from the dark spaces of the internet”.

The British prime minister was preparing to hold talks about online abuse with the companies in No 10 on Tuesday in the wake of the attacks after the team’s loss in the Euro 2020 final.