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Keir Starmer promises to protect communities amid fears of further riots

Prime minister holds emergency Cobra meeting in face of escalation of disorder following Southport stabbings

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024

Teenagers among those in court over UK riots as arrests surge across the country

A string of arrests were made along with an array of court appearances after rioting across the country in the past week

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024

Southport will never be the same again

Brief letters: A town’s tragedy | Moving cartoons | Power distribution | Apostrophe usage

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024

Far-right riots continue in UK, nearly 400 arrested in week of violence

Rioting and clashes with police have been reported in Belfast, Darlington and southern port city of Plymouth.

Al Jazeera · Aug 6, 2024

'They Just Want To Be Heard': Imam At Liverpool's Oldest Mosque Hugs Far-Right Protestors, Gives Out Food

in a rare story of hope amongst the violence, an imam at Abdullah Quilliam Mosque, met with 50 far-right demonstrators.

International Business Times UK · Aug 6, 2024

Worst far-right violence should be treated as terrorism, says ex-police chief

Neil Basu, former head of UK counter-terrorism, condemned rampaging rioters as ‘bullies and cowards’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2024

How online lies and misinformation fuelled UK riots - and what really happened

Social media posts have falsely claimed the teenage suspect is an immigrant who arrived in the UK by boat last year

Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2024

Some are calling these far-right riots an outpouring of legitimate anger. They are not

There is a deep well of poison behind this racist violence. Those fuelling and perpetrating it must be held to account, writes anti-fascist researcher Joe Mulhall

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2024

Why Britain ended up with far-right riots on its streets

Letters: Readers respond to the widespread violence that has erupted across England and in Belfast since the Southport killings

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2024

London MPs warn locals of far-Right protest plots with four boroughs on 'list'

A list is circulating on social media which appears to have been drawn up by extremists

Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2024