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OPINION - The Standard View: Rioters must face the full extent of the law

A sixth day of violent disorder in Britain saw attacks on police, to property and the firebombing of a hotel in Tamworth believed to be housing migrants. Those engaging in this rank lawlessness must be identified and face the full force of the law. This cannot go on. 

The spark for these riots was a real crime – the deaths of three young girls in Southport. But thugs have abused the awful stabbings for their own motivations, which is how we have reached this disturbing juncture. 

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