The alteration occurred after a knife attack which occurred a week ago, which claimed the life of three girls who were at a theme party of the American singer Taylor Swiftin Southport, northwest England. The case that shocked the country generated false rumors Regarding the fact that the attacker had been an asylum seeker Muslim.
Yes ok police reported that the suspect is a young man born in Welshthe actions and anti-immigrant violence The protests by the far right have spread to various parts of the country and attacks on the police, the breaking of cars and buildings, looting and other activities have increased. The police have already been in action for more than 378 detainees according to the NPCC, an organisation that brings together the heads of various police forces across the country.
He British Prime Ministerthe labor Keir Starmerpromised this Monday condemnations “fast” after meeting with his cabinet and senior police officers, including Scotland Yard director Mark Rowley, to discuss how to curb the worst riots in 13 years in the UK. Starmer promised that the government “will strengthen criminal justice” to ensure “swift” sanctions.
The riots were fueled by the false rumors and speculation on the internet about the identity of the suspect and some versions spread by far-right “influencers” that indicated that the author was from a nursing home Muslim. The leader announced that he will create a permanent contingent of police trained to be deployed in case of new disturbances with the aim of achieving “put an end to these disorders”On Sunday afternoon, he announced on television that the protesters will “regret” having participated in the incidents of recent days directly or indirectly.
The growth of the violence and the severity of the disturbances, presents a great Challenge for Starmerhuman rights lawyer and former head of the British prosecution service, elected only a month ago in the overwhelming victory of Labour over the Conservatives. MPs from different parties and ideologies have insisted that the to parliamentactually in summer breakincluding the ultra-conservative former Interior Minister, Priti Patel and the ultra-nationalist leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farageknown for his anti-immigration stances.
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Violence and riots across the country
Since the knife attack in Southport, riots and clashes between police and protesters have multiplied, and on some occasions the anti-racist counter-protesters in numerous British cities, from Liverpool in the north-west, to Bristol in the south-west, via Leeds in England or Belfast in Northern Ireland.
On Sunday, the rallies under the slogan “It’s too late” in reference to the arrival in the United Kingdom of migrants crossing the English Channel in inflatable boats, led to attacks on two hotels that housed asylum seekersIn the north of England, several people gathered and they broke windowsproduced fires and they launched projectiles against police officers, while others shouted slogans such as “Expel them”.
He United Kingdom I didn’t live one wave of violence of this type since 2011following the death of a young mixed-race man, Mark Duggan, at the hands of the police in north London. The authorities mainly blamed the police in particular English Defense Leaguea far-right group created 15 years ago, whose actions against immigration have been highlighted and questioned.
Source: Ambito
