UK’s Starmer Tested by Far-Right Riots in Wake of Child Killings
- Online misinformation stoked violence in streets of Southport
- Clout of far-right poses challenge for new Labour government
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Keir Starmer said far-right demonstrators involved in clashes with police would “face the full force of the law,” as the prime minister’s fourth week in office was overshadowed by social unrest and signs of rising political extremism.
After three young children were killed in north-west England, a group of men appearing to act on online disinformation attacked a mosque and threw bricks at police officers. Starmer said in a statement posted on X that they had “hijacked the vigil for the victims with violence and thuggery.”