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Keir Starmer said he could “guarantee” rioters will “regret taking part in this disorder” as he condemned an attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham and branded the action “far-right thuggery”.
In his address to the country, Starmer pledged to “do whatever it takes to bring these thugs to justice as quickly as possible” amid the violence which has spread since the Southport killings.
Former prime minister Rishi Sunak has condemned the riots across England and Northern Ireland, stating they have “nothing to do with” the Southport stabbings.
The home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has said £29.4m of funding is being offered to provide greater protection for Mosques, following attacks on places of worship in riots across England and Northern Ireland.
Four men have been charged with committing violent disorder in Liverpool city centre on Saturday.
Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, said he had “directed prosecutors to make immediate charging decisions where key evidence is in place” and said they are doing so.
After a hotel housing migrants in Rotherham was attacked, a separate hotel in Tamworth was also under attack later in the evening. Staffordshire police urged members of the public to avoid the area around the Holiday Inn in the town and said a large group of individuals were in the area who had been throwing projectiles, smashing windows, starting fires and targeting police. One officer was injured.
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Updated
Six people have been charged in connection with “disgraceful scenes” of violent disorder in Sunderland on Friday, Northumbria police have said.
A police office was looted and a Citizens Advice Bureau office set alight. The number of arrests made over the disorder is now 14, PA reported.
Four men aged 48, 41, 31 and 29, and one woman aged 43, have been charged with violent disorder.
A man aged 27 has been charged with one count of violent disorder and one count of burglary.
They will appear before magistrates on Monday.
Chief Superintendent Mark Hall, of Northumbria police, said: “We have made further arrests as our full investigation into Friday’s appalling incident continues.
“I would like to reassure the public that our investigative efforts will not stop and further arrests are expected in the coming days.
“We will absolutely not tolerate the behaviour seen in Sunderland city centre, now or ever, and will do our utmost to trace those responsible and have them brought to justice.”
