Britain is a “boiling cauldron”. A heavy police force is on alert for an eighth day in the wake of violent racist incidents and clashes that broke out after the three children were killed in Southport in north-west England on Monday 29 July.
After the short respite last night, the authorities are preparing today for demonstrations by far-right groups in more than 35 locations in the country. As it has already been known, almost 6,000 police officers, specialized in maintaining order, are on foot to deal with any deviations that will occur tonight and in the next 24 hours, while they have “locked” more than 500 places in prisons to incarcerate rioters.
At the same time, according to the Daily Mail, messages with extreme racist content posted on Telegram and inciting violence, make up a “list of potential targets” of the rioters, who appear to be undaunted by the strict measures taken by the British government. for them to stop.
Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised “swift” convictions for the rioters
As noted in the related report, the authors of these messages target structures for refugees, anti-racism activists and human rights lawyers.
According to the same medium, the developments of the last few days have created a climate of terror in various areas that experienced incidents.
Hospitals are canceling patient appointments because staff are afraid to go to work. One of the law firms targeted by organizers for taking on immigration cases boarded up its facade to protect it from vandalism. Other businesses in the area, including pubs and shops, followed suit.
The areas where protest rallies will take place
Based on the information available to the Authorities, protest rallies may take place today in 39 regions of the country.
The list of areas published by the Daily Mail also includes many cities where there have been violent incidents with police officers being beaten and shops being looted in the past few days.
Brighton, Briston, Liverpool, Southampton, Sunderland and Birmingham are among others.
It is noted that during the incidents of the previous days, more than 400 arrests were made, while more than 100 arrestees were prosecuted.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, of the Labor Party, promised “swift” convictions of the rioters and denounced the “hate of the far right”.
“We will make sure that all those who are given non-parole sentences for the riots will have a place in prison waiting for them,” Deputy Justice Secretary Heidi Alexander told the BBC.
The government acted to free up places in prisons that would become available “later in the month”, he explained, citing the number of 567 places.
Speaking to Times Radio, the Deputy Minister of Justice also said that 6,000 police officers specialized in maintaining order have been mobilized, clarifying the relevant announcement made by Keir Starmer.
She also said speaking to London-based radio station LBC that courts “could” start sitting “in the evening, at night, at weekends” to quickly try rioters.
Over the weekend, hotels that host asylum seekers or have a reputation for hosting them were targeted, as were mosques.
The government is insisting on social media’s responsibility as platform X owner Elon Musk comes under fire for writing that a “civil war is inevitable”, a statement that is “unwarranted” and “deeply irresponsible”, according to the deputy justice minister.
“We see police officers seriously injured, buildings set on fire, I truly believe that anyone who has a platform should exercise their authority in a responsible manner,” insisted Heidi Alexander.
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