Good Morning Britain’s Kate Garraway says Detroit made her feel ‘ashamed to be white’

Kate Garraway has said she was left feeling “ashamed” to be white after watching new film, Detroit.

The Kathryn Bigelow directed crime drama is based on the Algiers Motel incident during Detroit's 1967 12th Street Riot.

Ahead of interviewing Will Poulter on Good Morning Britain, she said: “I feel ashamed to be white. I feel like I can't apologise enough for the unfairness of that time.

“The weird thing is the awful scenes we're seeing in America at the moment make us feel worried that it might not be just of that time either.”

Poulter, who stars alongside John Boyega, has been tipped for an Oscar for his portrayal of a racist police officer.

Speaking about the film’s relevance in the wake of the Charlottesville protests he said: “That’s the unfortunate thing about the relevance it has in what’s going in today’s society as far as race relations are concerned.

“I think as far as the state of civil rights, specifically in America, it feels like we’re experiencing a bit of a regression.”

He continued: “It’s truly terrifying and we’re never going to dismantle those systems of white supremacy for as long as people like Donald Trump are preaching this racist rhetoric.

“It impresses the importance of the need to see films like this and for creatives to make these films.”

Detroit is slated for UK cinema release on August 25.