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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal, Jessica Murray and Aina J Khan

Leicester violence could spread beyond city, warns local MP Claudia Webbe

Claudia Webbe also called for social media companies to intervene.
Claudia Webbe: ‘It is a national problem that requires a national response by the police and other agencies.’ Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

Violent clashes between groups of mainly Hindu and Muslim young men will spread beyond Leicester to other towns and cities without central government and police intervention, a local MP has warned.

Claudia Webbe, whose Leicester East constituency has been at the centre of several incidents over the past month, said ministers needed to clamp down on “extremist rightwing ideology” and misinformation being spread through social media.

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