Summary of the day …
Shadow home secretary James Cleverly demanded Labour reverse what he said was “poor early decision making” and claimed that “their rhetoric encouraged people smugglers” after more than 700 people were recorded crossing the channel in small boats on Sunday. The candidate for the Conservative leadership, who as home secretary failed to deport a single person under Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda scheme, said Labour ditching it had sent the “wrong signal”
Downing Street has said the government remains on “high alert” after the far-right led violent disorder seen across parts of England and Northern Ireland in recent weeks. Asked if they were confident the unrest was over, a spokesperson for the prime minister said “We welcome that there has been a de-escalation this weekend. But we’re certainly not complacent and remain on high alert
Home secretary Yvette Cooper criticised senior politicians who she said had exhibited “shameful behaviour” and “sought to undermine the legitimacy and authority of the police”. The implicit criticism of the leadership of Reform UK did not go unnoticed by deputy leader Richard Tice, who demanded to know when there would be arrests related to a violent incident at Manchester airport
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) issued an operational update listing 77 people in England and Wales who had been charged between Friday evening and Monday morning
A rapper who posted a video online accusing Tommy Robinson of calling on people to attack mosques has appeared in court, pleading not guilty to a charge of conveying information which was known to be false. A man who grabbed a police officer’s baton and ran off with it during disorder in Plymouth has been jailed for three years. A 12-year-old boy has admitted throwing a missile at a police van and taking part in two separate incidents of disorder in Manchester
Unions in Scotland have called off proposed industrial action by cleansing workers to allow members to vote on an improved paydeal
Disgraced former prime minister Boris Johnson has reportedly been courted for an executive role with the Daily Telegraph by a potential bidder for the newspaper group
Councils and public bodies in England are to be handed powers to compulsorily buy cheap green belt land as part of the new Labour government’s drive to build 1.5m homes by 2030
Political correspondent Aletha Adu has a news wrap of the day’s events here …
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A rapper who posted a video online accusing Tommy Robinson of calling on people to attack mosques has appeared in court, PA Media reports.
Omar Abdirizak, 30, is charged with conveying information which was known to be false, intending at the time of sending to cause non-trivial psychological or physical harm to a likely audience – an offence under Section 179 of the new Online Safety Act 2023 which was enacted by Rishi Sunak’s Conservative administration.
Abdirizak, known as Twista Cheese, pleaded not guilty. At the same hearing, Abdirizak pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis and racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress.
The district Jjudge bailed Abdirizak to appear at the magistrates’ court again on Friday, ordering him not to mention Robinson on social media without prior agreement of the court.
