Evening summary
We’re pausing our live coverage of the UK riots now. Here are the main developments from the day:
The final child injured during the Southport stabbings on July 29 was discharged from hospital on Thursday and will continue her recovery at home, Merseyside Police said. In a statement also released by the force, the girl’s family criticised the rioting that followed the attack.
PM Keir Starmer is chairing another emergency meeting with law enforcement officials to “reflect on last night” and plan for the coming days. Ahead of the meeting, he said there would be no letup in tackling far-right disorder.
About 20 potential gatherings and three counter-protests are planned for Thursday, according to the National Police Chiefs’ Council. More than 160 demonstrations were planned for Wednesday but only about 36 took place with “minimal disorder and only a handful of arrests”, the body said.
Police have arrested a man in his 50s in south-east London on suspicion of encouraging murder after a video emerged of a Labour councillor apparently calling for far-right protesters’ throats to be “cut”.
More rioters have been jailed for their roles in disorder across the country. Sentencing two men in Liverpool, one judge said the rioters had been part of a “a large and utterly lawless mob”.
Elon Musk shared a fake Telegraph article claiming Keir Starmer was considering sending far-right rioters to “emergency detainment camps” in the Falklands. Musk deleted his post after about 30 minutes but a screenshot captured by Politics.co.uk suggests it had garnered nearly two million views before it was deleted.
As violent unrest erupted across the country last week after the killing of three girls in nearby Southport, about 50 people turned up to a far-right rally outside Abdullah Quilliam Society mosque in Liverpool, the oldest in the country. Hundreds more turned up to support the mosque.
But the imam Adam Kelwick decided not to stay inside. He and other members of his community stepped out with home-cooked food and crossed the police line, determined to speak to the people on the other side.
You can listen to him explaining his decision here:
