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Starmer meets police as far-right violence spikes after Southport stabbing

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a visit to Southport, UK, following a knife attack in the town in which three children were killed [File: Temilade Adelaja/Reuters]

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has convened police leaders for an emergency meeting following a second night of violent far-right protests after a stabbing spree in the town of Southport earlier in the week.

Starmer called the meeting at Downing Street on Thursday to demonstrate the government’s “full backing” for police amid “multiple high-profile incidents of extreme violence and public disorder on our streets”, said an official statement.

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