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Clashes between different protest groups and police have resulted in 200 arrests and injuries to police officers.
The killing of three young girls at a dance in Southport last week has angered far-right and xenophobic extremists, who have staged riots in several cities. The suspected killer, a boy in his late teens who was born in Cardiff, Wales, the son of immigrants, was awash in false information on social media following the attack, in which he was falsely described as an asylum seeker.
A Southport judge ruled that, contrary to precedent, the boy’s name could be released to prevent confusion.
As the unrest unfolded, it was enough. Around 700 people gathered outside a Holiday Inn in Rotherham and set fire to an asylum seeker centre. Bottles and rocks were thrown at the hotel and at police officers, who have been injured in clashes over the past few days.
According to the BBC, riots broke out yesterday in Hull, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester, Stoke, Blackpool and Belfast in Northern Ireland. Smaller protests elsewhere did not end in riots.
“Get them out,” one person shouted at today’s protest. “There’s a lot of angry, angry, angry far-right people,” the Guardian quoted a counter-protester as saying. “It’s very scary.” There have been clashes between the two feuding groups.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged support for police responding to the unrest following the attack. He blamed right-wing extremism for the past week’s chaos.
“I utterly condemn the criminal actions of right-wing extremist groups this weekend. Make no mistake, those who took part in this violence must be held legally accountable for their actions. Police will arrest people. Individuals will be detained. Charges will be laid and convictions will follow,” Starmer said.
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