BURNLEY MP Peter Pike marked the 10th anniversary of Stephen Lawrence's death with a call to unite against racism.
Mr Pike gathered with local residents to hold a minute's silence at the town's Peace Gardens yesterday in memory of the murdered A-Level student.
The tribute marked the death of the 18-year-old who was stabbed by a gang of white youths in a brutal and unprovoked attack as he waited at a bus stop in Eltham, south east London.
After a bungled police investigation, the Lawrences brought a failed private prosecution against the suspects, but no one has been convicted of the murder.
The minute's silence was held at the peace gardens yesterday afternoon, the same time as the national service of remembrance for Stephen Lawrence in London, held at St Martin's in the Field Church, Trafalgar Square and attended by the Lawrence family and their friends, as well as government ministers, religious and community leaders.
Tony Blair congratulated his parents Doreen and Neville in a letter he wrote to the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, established to help black youngsters achieve their dreams of becoming architects for working through the pain of losing a son to help build a more inclusive society.
Mr Pike added: "By remembering Stephen Lawrence here in Burnley today, we send a signal that our country is united against racism in all its forms."
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