“The law must be upheld everywhere.”
Sir Keir Starmer announces plans for a national policing unit to put an end to “violent disorder”.
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Previously:Â UK: Over 100 Arrested in London After Protests Over Southport Stabbing Spread Across the Country
You can’t just… get angry about immigrants stabbing people.
It’s against the law.
A “national capability” will be established to tackle violent disorder and rioters, Keir Starmer has announced, as he warned social media firms they had a responsibility to clamp down on misinformation.
Speaking after violent disorder followed the Southport stabbing attack, the prime minister said the initiative would “pull together” intelligence and action across the country’s police forces. This would range from “the immediate challenge, which is clearly driven by far-right hatred” and “all violent disorder” that flares, regardless of motivation.
Starmer appeared furious during a press conference on Thursday afternoon as he condemned the “tiny mindless minority in society … a gang of thugs [who] got on trains and buses, went to a community that is not their own, a community grieving the most horrific tragedy, and then proceeded to throw bricks at police officers – police officers who just 24 hours earlier had been having to deal with an attack on children in their community”.
He said the new plan was designed to show that Britain would “not allow understandable fear to curdle into division and hate in our communities and that will not permit, under any circumstances, a breakdown in law and order on our streets”. He added: “Let’s be very clear about this. It’s not protest. It’s not legitimate. It’s crime and violent disorder. An assault on the rule of law and the execution of justice.”
The “national capability” will aim to improve intelligence gathering and sharing on “extremist troublemakers” after police were surprised by the scale of disorder on Tuesday in Southport, with further unrest in London, Manchester, Hartlepool and Aldershot on Wednesday night.
Anti-stabbing speech is not free speech.
He should have just endorsed the protesters and then said “you know, you’re all right – we do need to help Israel fight Iran in order to end these stabbings.”
#BreakingNews: Kier Starmer assures Muslims all around the UK that he will do everything to ensure Muslims feel safe and that Mosques are safeguarded from far right extremist hooligans. #Southport pic.twitter.com/SuuTQvyFGw
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