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As the far-right riots continue to take place across the UK, here’s everything you need to know: What started the riots? The first riot took place in Southport on 30July. It was sparked by the ...
On 12 August, the UK government announced that despite a de-escalation in the riots over the weekend, government officials remained on "high alert". [ 226 ] On 19 August, the UK government activated Operation Early Dawn , its measures to ease prison overcrowding, as more people were given custodial sentences over their roles in the riots.
Riots have erupted at anti-immigration protests in towns and cities across Britain in the last week, with attacks by far-right groups on hotels housing asylum seekers and on mosques. On July 29 ...
While the center-left Labour P arty recently won a landslide victory in the U.K.’s July elections, that leftward shift was paired with rising support for the far-right Reform U.K. party, which ...
The Birmingham protest was organised by the UK Isn't Innocent group, aimed at exposing racism and police brutality in the United Kingdom as well as the United States. Footballer Tyrone Mings , who plays for the local team Aston Villa , joined the protest march; he was the victim of high-profile racial abuse while playing for the England ...
Especially on 10 July, rioting extended to other parts of London and numerous other cities around the UK [11] 1985: Brixton riot against the Metropolitan Police after they shot the mother of suspect Michael Groce; 1985: Broadwater Farm riot, residents of Tottenham riot against the Metropolitan Police following a death during a police search
The incident started on Luxor Street; some half a mile north of where the violence peaked. At 5 pm on 18 July 2024, West Yorkshire police responded to a residential street disturbance in the Gipton and Harehills ward sparked by a dispute over four children from a residential family, being taken into care by social services.
Anti-racist and far-right protesters have clashed in Plymouth, Devon, amid a wave of violence sweeping the UK