‘Memorial for Stephen’ bid

THERE are calls to put up a statue of Stephen Lawrence in Trafalgar Square.

The teenager was murdered in a racially motivated attack in 1993.

More than 55,000 people have signed a petition, by Islamophobia monitoring group Tell Mama, asking London Mayor Sadiq Khan to show “the UK stands strong against hatred”.

Director Iman Atta said: “It has been 25 years since Stephen’s death – but the violence towards people like him has not stopped.”