The prime minister said he supports the police taking “all necessary action to keep our streets safe,” while Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said anyone who causes violent disturbances “will pay the price.”
More than 90 people were arrested as protests became violent in towns and cities across the United Kingdom on Saturday.
Sir Keir Starmer has assured police that they have ministers’ full support to take “all necessary action to keep our streets safe” from “thugs” who “sow hate” as violent protests erupted throughout the UK following the stabbing of three girls in Southport.
According to a Downing Street official, the prime minister met with top ministers, including the deputy prime minister, home secretary, justice secretary, and policing minister, to address recent public unrest in towns and cities.
More than 90 arrests were made around the UK on Saturday.
Following Saturday’s unrest, police arrested more than 90 people.
Here are the most recent figures from each police force:
Avon and Somerset Police have detained 14 people in Bristol for a variety of offences. The force continued, “There will be more arrests in the coming days.”
In Hull, 20 people were detained “for various public order offences throughout the afternoon and evening” by Humberside Police.
Lancashire Constabulary: Over 20 people have been arrested “following tension in Blackpool and some minor disruption in parts of Preston and Blackburn.”.
Leicestershire Police have detained two people for breaching the peace and public order.
Merseyside Police made 23 arrests, including 12 for disruption in Liverpool’s city centre, nine for disorder on County Road, and two for disorder in Southport.
Staffordshire Police have made ten arrests in Stoke-on-Trent. The force also stated that it is “continuing to dispel false claims that two men were stabbed during the protest.”.
West Yorkshire Police: One individual was arrested during the protest in Leeds, before “a handful of arrests” were made during a scuffle in Millennium Square.
Police Service of Northern Ireland: Two people were arrested in Belfast after demonstrators outside a mosque threw objects at the media.
After thanking police for their response to the violence in Sunderland on Friday night, which injured four officers, Sir Keir stated that officers “have our full support to take action against extremists on our streets who are attacking police officers, disrupting local businesses, and attempting to sow hate by intimidating communities.”
“The right to freedom of expression and the violent disorder we have seen are two very different things,” he stated. He went on to say, “There is no excuse for violence of any kind” .
Sir Keir reaffirmed that the government supported the police in taking “all necessary action to keep our streets safe.”.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper stated that those who cause violent disturbances will face consequences, emphasizing that such behavior has no place on British streets.
Ms. Cooper responded: “We’ve been clear to the police that they have our full backing in taking the strongest possible action against perpetrators, including making sure that there are more prosecutors, there are sufficient prison places, and also that the courts stand ready because anyone who engages in this kind of disorder needs to be clear that they will pay the price.”
She pledged to collaborate with authorities to guarantee “consequences, arrests, and prosecutions” for those guilty.
When asked if she had contemplated recalling parliament, as Dame Priti Patel has suggested, she replied that she had been “talking to MPs across the country” and would continue to do so.
According to Sky’s political correspondent, Rob Powell, Number 10 wants anyone involved in disturbances to understand that they will face “swift action” and “the full force of the law.”.
Liverpool police treated him for possible broken bones.
Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims said two police officers were rushed to a hospital in Liverpool with suspected broken jaws and noses after being met with “shameful levels of violence” in the city.
Merseyside Police reported that a number of people threw “various items, including bricks and bottles, at officers” and set off fire extinguishers.
“An officer on a police motorbike was pushed from his bike and assaulted,” Sims claimed at the time.
There have been reports of “families being forced to flee the area,” she added.
Officers were also pelted with bricks, bottles, and a flare as they lined the Strand in the city center.
A protester assaulted another cop and knocked him off his motorcycle, and others tried to kick riot shields.
Sky’s North of England journalist Charlotte Leeming reported that a policewoman was hit by a chair and escorted away by other cops.
At least 23 individuals have been arrested. That figure is sure to climb, as police claim approximately 300 people were involved in some of the worst violence on County Road in the Walton neighborhood of the city.
Merseyside Police have stated: “The group gathered at around 8pm and from the start were intent on committing serious violence and disorder, which resulted in community facilities being set on fire.”
Merseyside Police also announced that a 58-year-old man has been charged with two crimes in connection with Tuesday’s violent disorder in Southport. Derek Drummond, of Pool Street in Southport, has been charged with violent disorder and assault on emergency personnel. He will appear in Wirral Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Bristol: battling at close quarters
Police in Bristol have arrested 14 people in connection with “violent disorder”.
According to a channel news journalist, counterprotesters shouting anti-fascist slogans outnumbered 100 protestors four to one, and “huge numbers” of police were unable to keep them apart.
Eyewitness: Inside the ‘running combat’ in Bristol.
At around 7.30 p.m., the warring factions walked out of Castle Park, where they had assembled, “spilling out onto the streets of Bristol”.
According to Cheshire: “We saw multiple charges [of] police horses; we saw fights at close quarters between right-wing protesters and counter-protesters.”
According to him, there were times when the distance between the two sides was only 10 feet, and police detained people in addition to throwing projectiles.
Nottingham
At least three people were arrested in Nottingham after scuffles broke out between opposing factions in the city’s Market Square.
Bottles and other things were thrown from both sides, while counter-protesters’ boos drowned out chants of “England till I die” and “Tommy Robinson.”.
Nottinghamshire Police have promised a “robust response.”.
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It is Leeds.
There were approximately 150 people in Leeds who were flying St. George flags and yelling “You’re not English any more” and “Paedo Muslims off our street.” However, the number of counter-demonstrators who were shouting “Nazi scum off our streets” was significantly higher than the number of original protesters.
This group was chanting “There are many, many more of us than you” while waving Palestinian flags. Many members of this group were also brandishing signs.
There were about 20 police officers between the two groups, and there were barriers separating them that were about 20 meters apart.
The city of Blackpool
Punks who had traveled to Blackpool for the annual Rebellion event faced off against individuals wearing football shirts, with the only thing that separated them being the presence of law enforcement professionals.
In addition to chanting “England until I die” and “we want our country back,” audiences also screamed “oh, Tommy Robinson” and “protect our kids.” Bottles and chairs were thrown throughout the demonstration.
During the time that bottles were being thrown and minor fights were taking place, counter-protesters held up signs that said, “Nazi scum off our streets.”
Later thereafter, the Lancashire police department reported that they had made more than twenty arrests.
The Hull
In Hull, four individuals have been taken into custody, and three law enforcement personnel have sustained injuries as a result of a demonstration that targeted a hotel that provides lodging for those seeking asylum.
Superintendent Darren Wildbore, the Chief Superintendent of the Humberside Police Department, stated that officers had “faced eggs and bottles being thrown” at the hotel that has been housing migrants. Windows have also been shattered.
The town of Stoke-on-Trent
As a result of bricks being hurled at officers in Stoke-on-Trent, the Staffordshire Police have detained ten individuals, all of whom are male and range in age from 15 to 52 years old. These individuals have been charged with a variety of offenses, including assault, violent disorder, and racial or religiously threatening behavior.
A blunt weapon was hurled into the air, according to the police department, which caused two males who were included in online accusations of stabbing to really get injuries.
Even though they are in the hospital, their injuries are not considered to be life-threatening. On the other hand, three police officers had minor injuries.
The Sunderland region
“Doors have been put in” and additional arrests have been made, according to the Northumbria Police, following the “violent disorder in Sunderland” that occurred on Friday.
Both a woman, aged 43, and a man, aged 55, were taken into custody on Saturday in connection with the incident that occurred on Friday. The lady was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder, while the guy was arrested on suspicion of encouraging violence.
New York City
According to the campaign group Stand Up to Racism, hundreds of people demonstrated in Manchester to oppose far-right activists while a Sainsbury’s shop was being looted. The demonstration took place in Manchester.
Nottingham
During the furious exchanges that took place in Belfast between an anti-Islamic organization and an anti-racism march, fireworks were thrown.
In Belfast, two individuals were taken into custody as demonstrators flung objects at the media while they were outside of a mosque.
In another picture, a man was seen attempting to break through the glass doors that were located at the front of a hotel, but he was unsuccessful.
One week of fighting following the murders in Southport
The violence that occurred on Saturday was a direct result of the violent demonstrations that took place earlier this week. On Wednesday, more than one hundred individuals were arrested outside of Downing Street, and on Friday night, ten people were arrested in Sunderland when a building that was adjacent to a police station was set on fire and items were hurled at officers.
The widespread unrest is a direct result of a knife assault that took place on Monday at a community center in Southport as part of a dance lesson with a Taylor Swift theme. The attack resulted in the deaths of three young women.
A number of children and people, including Bebe King, who was six years old; Elsie Dot Stancombe, who was seven years old; and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, who was nine years old, were slain in the attack.
After the assault, there was a series of false materials that circulated on the internet on the history of the suspect, Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, who was originally from Lancashire.
The 17-year-old, who was born in Cardiff, was an asylum seeker who had arrived in the United Kingdom by boat, according to one of the false statements that was made about him.