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Is identity-based rhetoric fuelling anti-immigrant violence in Europe?

Police scuffle with protesters during a demonstration outside the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf, London on 3 August. AFP - JUSTIN TALLIS

Anti-immigration protests across England, Northern Ireland, Spain and Poland have grown more frequent – and in some cases violent – as far-right groups gain influence in communities grappling with housing shortages, unemployment and inequality.

In England, the memory of last summer’s riots in Southport still lingers. The unrest began after three young girls were stabbed to death at a dance class in the seaside town on 19 July 2024.

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