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"British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned far right rioting which has seen
gangs burn buildings, attack Muslims and ethnic minorities and clash with
police over the weekend.
Speaking on Sunday shortly after rioters attempted to set fire to a building
with asylum seekers inside, Starmer said: “Those who have participated in this
violence will face the full force of the law.”
“The police will be making arrests … I guarantee you will regret taking part in
this disorder,” he said. “All right-minded people should be condemning this
sort of violence.”
Riots have taken place in towns and cities throughout the United Kingdom
following false information spread online that the suspect in a knife attack on
a children’s dance class in Southport on Monday, in which three young girls
were killed, was a Muslim migrant.
On Tuesday, rioters descended on Southport and attacked a mosque, clashing with
and injuring police officers. Authorities have since said the suspect in the
Southport stabbing case, 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana, was born in Britain. But
rioting and attacks on mosques and other buildings have continued.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “In light of the disgraceful threats and
attacks that local mosques have also faced in many communities, the government
is providing rapid additional support through the Protective Security for
Mosques Scheme, alongside the support from local police forces.”
Starmer, who only took office a month ago, will chair the government’s main
crisis committee, known as Cobra, Monday, as his Labour administration fights
to regain control of the situation.
There have been riots in Belfast in Northern Ireland, Bristol in south-west
England, London in the south east, and numerous towns and cities throughout the
midlands and north of England such as Blackpool, Hull, Leeds, Manchester,
Middlesbrough, Stoke-on-Trent and Sunderland.
Anti-racist groups have also mobilized, organizing counter demonstrations in
several towns. In Liverpool, police intervened to prevent clashes between far
right rioters and antifascists on Saturday."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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