Courts could sit for 24 hours to rapidly remove rioters from streets, but there are no plans to bring in army
Ministers will take a “nick them quick” approach to rioters, with plans for courts to sit for 24 hours to deal with suspects, but said there was no need to bring in the army.
The Police Federation warned this weekend that officers might not be able to attend other incidents as they scramble to respond to the widespread disorder, with outbreaks of violence in places including Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Stoke and Belfast. “But while that’s happening, the communities that are out there that are having incidents against them – victims of crime – unfortunately, their crimes are not being investigated … We’re not going to be able to attend all of the incidents that are coming in on the 999s because we’re having to direct the priorities of what’s happening on the streets.”
Asked whether enough was being done to tackle the unrest, Johnson told BBC News she wanted to send “a very clear message” that those involved would be brought to justice.
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