British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday condemned the violent
anti immigration riots that have gripped the UK after violent
disorder swept across several cities, fueled by misinformation about
the murder of three young girls last week. I
utterly condemn the far right thuggery. We've seen this
weekend be in no doubt those that have participated in
this violence will face the full force of the law
. The police will be making arrests. Individuals will
be held on remand. Charges will follow and convictions
will follow false claims spread after the girl's murder that
the suspect was a radical Muslim migrant. Police have
said the suspect was born in Britain and are not
treating it as a terrorist incident. However, protests
have continued across the country including in Liverpool, Bristol
and Manchester on Saturday resulting in arson and injured police
officers on Sunday. Hundreds of anti immigration protesters gathered
by a hotel near Rotherham which Britain's Interior minister said
was housing asylum seekers. Protesters threw bricks at police
and smashed hotel windows before setting a bin close to
the hotel on fire. Police said one officer was
knocked unconscious and others had suspected broken bones. The
National Police Chiefs Council said nearly 150 people had been
arrested since Saturday evening and more would follow in the
coming days. The last time violent protests erupted across
Britain was in 2011 when thousands of people took to
the streets after police shot dead. A black man
in London. Starmer was the country's chief prosecutor.
At that time, community leaders and families of the
victims of the murders in Southport near Liverpool have criticized
the unrest. A group of faith leaders in Liverpool
said in a joint statement that too many people have
sought to use the tragedy to create division and hate --> .