Minister Keir Starmer has condemned “far-right thuggery” after masked individuals attacked police and forced their way into a hotel, which has been used to house asylum seekers.
Trouble flared outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham as missiles were thrown at police officers and a bin fire was started next to the hotel building.
However, in a televised address to the nation on Sunday, the prime minister, Keir Starmer branded the action as ‘far-right thuggery” following ongoing disorder across parts of the country.
The protests have spread through cities across the country, including in Liverpool, Bristol and Manchester on Saturday, resulting in dozens of arrests as shops and businesses were vandalised and looted and several police were injured.
The protest erupted in various British towns and cities after a knife attack at a children’s dance class in Southport, northwest England, resulted in the deaths of three girls last week.
Anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim groups seized on the murders, fueled by misinformation that the suspect was a radical Islamist migrant.
Following this incident, Starmer gave an address which reads, “Be in no doubt that those who have participated in this violence will face the full force of the law. The police will be making arrest, individual will be held on demands, charges will follow and convictions will follow.
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“I [Starmer] guarantee you will regret taking part in this disorder whether directly or those whipping up this action online and then running away themselves. This is not protest, it is organised, violent thuggery and it has no place on our street or online.
“Right now, there are attacks happening on a hotel in Rotherham, marauding gangs intent on law breaking or worse, windows smashed. Fire set ablaze. Residents and staff in absolute fear, there is no justification, none! For taking this action and all right minded people should be condemning this sort of violence.
“People in this country have a right to be safe and yet we’ve seen Moslem communities targeted, attacks on mosques, other minority communities singled out. Nazi salutes in the street, attacks on the police, wanton violence alongside racist rhetoric.
“So no! I won’t shy away from calling it what it is, far right thuggery. To those who feel targeted because of the colour of your skin or your faith I know how frightening this must be. I want you to know that this violent mob do not represent our country and we will bring them to justice.
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