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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Evans

Quarter of Britons say summer rioters were treated unfairly as Labour vows fresh crackdown

A quarter of people believe rioters involved in last summer’s violent clashes were treated unfairly by the legal system, after 1,876 people were arrested.

Violent scenes spread across the UK in the wake of the Southport stabbings, which saw three young girls killed at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.

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