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Police have almost 6,000 riot police on standby amid reports of mass action against immigration services

As far-right riots grip England, provocative tech billionaire Elon Musk is posting sympathy for the anti-immigration demonstrators, angering the UK government, which blames social media companies for fuelling the unrest.

The X chief posted tweets relating to rioting and tagged the Prime Minister after Downing Street criticised him for saying ‘civil war is inevitable’.

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Owner of X uses platform to promote conspiracy theory that white far-right ‘protesters’ involved in disorder are treated more severely than minorities

Keir Starmer vows to ‘make appalling situation work’ in housing all those remanded in prison custody

Critics and the far right have claimed previous protests - including those in 2011 after the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan and the Black Lives Matters demonstrations in 2020 - were policed ‘more favourably’ than racist demonstrations that have spanned the UK since murders in Southport

Police chiefs announce deployment of extra 2,200 riot officers as list of 60 immigration centres circulated online

The UK has erupted into its most violent riots in 13 years, due to misinformation and extremist views. Here's what you need to know.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said violent protesters who had targeted Muslim communities would face the "full force of the law" after a meeting with ministers and police chiefs aimed at quelling ongoing anti-immigrant protests.

Diane Abbott warns the violence ‘shows no sign of abating’ as MPs from across the political spectrum, including Priti Patel and Nigel Farage, demand the Commons re-opens