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EXCLUSIVE: Tyrone Mings speaks out about his support for Black Lives Matter, getting 'tired' at having to explain why players take the knee and pride at his family's Windrush legacy in the England team

England defender Tyrone Mings has spoken proudly about the legacy of the Windrush generation on British society and its huge influence on the national football team.

Mings appears in a new BT Sport film - Standing Firm: Football's Windrush Story - which premieres on Tuesday night and talks about why he supports the Black Lives Matter movement and takes the knee before games.

The Aston Villa defender's grandparents moved from Barbados to England in 1966, the same year Alf Ramsey's team lifted the World Cup.

They were among the half a million people who moved from the Caribbean to Britain between 1948 and 1970 to ease severe labour shortages after the Second World War.