At least 25 rallies thought to be planned as religious leaders condemn attempts to sow hatred after Southport killings
Riot police will be on standby in every force in England and Wales to tackle planned far-right protests across the country this weekend, as religious leaders condemned “shameful” attempts to sow hatred after the Southport murders.
Police forces are said to have intelligence of 25 planned far-right gatherings, while the anti-racism group Hope Not Hate said it believed at least 35 far-right demos were planned across the UK in the coming days. About 25 Stand Up to Racism counter-demonstrations are also expected. A group of more than a dozen imams coordinated by the Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board joined forces with Christian and Jewish faith leaders in a show of solidarity outside the Southport mosque that was attacked earlier this week.
Gavin Stephens, the chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said: “Police will not stand by and let criminals carry out unnecessary violence in our communities. “As if they’re causing all of the problems. No, the far right are a reaction to fear, to discomfort, to unease that is out there shared by tens of millions of people.”Farage continued: “I am worried not just about the events in Southport but about societal decline that is happening in our country. Law and order, folks, on our streets is breaking down. This prime minister hasn’t got an earthly clue how to deal with it.
“I think Farage has just got to be managed, and after a while I think … people who voted Reform … will very quickly be disabused about the nature of this man.”
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