More than 400 people have been arrested since far-right disturbances broke out, with unrest also in Belfast
Riots have spread across numerous cities and towns in England, and in Belfast in Northern Ireland, over the last week in the worst outbreak of civil disorder in Britain for 13 years. Police have made 378 arrests since anti-immigrant and far-right unrest erupted after the killing ofBebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, were killed in a multiple stabbing at a Taylor Swift-inspired dance class in Southport on 29 July.
Before the suspect’s identity was confirmed, false claims proliferated online that he was a Muslim asylum seeker who had arrived in the UK by boat. In the wake of these messages, members of the far right – guided by social media – have gathered in towns and cities across the country with some shouting anti-immigration and Islamophobic slogans. Counter-protests have also built up with clashes between opposing groups.
, the UK home secretary Yvette Cooper said officers were still reviewing footage to identify “those throwing missiles, setting fires, looting shops, and attacking innocent motorists and passersby”. The UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, warned on Monday that anyone “whipping up violence online” would face the full force of the law. The prime minister’s spokesperson said there was “no justification”, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, back on to X has played a part in the spread of online disinformation.
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