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That's all from us for today. Do follow the Guardian's reporting and analysis in the aftermath of the verdict, on the Guardian's George Floyd liveblog.

11.10pm BST

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris called the Floyd family following the verdict.

Biden told the family that he would work advance police reform legislation: We're going to stay at it until we get it done."

President Biden and VP Harris call the Floyd family after the GUILTY verdict! Thank you @POTUS & @VP for your support! We hope that we can count on you for the police reform we NEED in America! pic.twitter.com/cg4V2D5tlI