Starmer vows 'swift' sanctions for UK rioters

Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday vowed "swift criminal sanctions" against far-right riots in several cities that have seen widespread damage and nearly 400 arrests, with fresh clashes breaking out in the evening.

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a press conference following clashes after the Southport stabbing, at 10 Downing street in central London on August 1, 2024. The UK has been rocked in recent days by violent disorder following a knife attack targeting children, with already ascendant anti-immigration far-right elements accused of hijacking the response to the tragedy. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

2024-08-06 11:03:26

Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday vowed "swift criminal sanctions" against far-right riots in several cities that have seen widespread damage and nearly 400 arrests, with fresh clashes breaking out in the evening.

Starmer convened ministers and police chiefs to discuss the unrest that has broken out since last Tuesday following a stabbing spree in which three children were killed in Southport, northwest England.

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