UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Thursday to continue his vigorous efforts to prevent further far-right riots in English towns and cities amidst the ongoing convictions of those involved in the disturbances.
Starmer presided over a second emergency meeting of senior ministries and law enforcement officials to prepare for possible unrest in “the coming days.” Chief of police Gavin Stephens issued a warning, stating that there are still those who are “intent on violence and destruction.”
Along with stating that the criminal justice system will keep “working quickly” to prosecute those currently in custody following nearly nightly rioting in England and Northern Ireland for a week.
The devolved parliament of the province was summoned back from its summer break following yet another night of unrest in Belfast that resulted in five arrests and one injury to a police officer.
According to Northern Irish authorities, pro-UK loyalist paramilitaries are to blame for the increased bloodshed in the region.
A judge in Liverpool, northwest England, sentenced many more people for their role in the rioting, and police in the country reported that approximately 500 people had been detained thus far.
Mosques and facilities for immigrants have been assaulted alongside police and other targets since the unrest was initially triggered by a knife attack on July 29 that left three youngsters dead.
Authorities have attributed the disorder’s fueling to false information about the alleged offender that has been disseminated on social media.
