UK Government to Convene Emergency Cobra Meeting After Surge of Far-Right Violence

[Social Media]

 

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced an emergency response meeting in Downing Street on Monday following a weekend of escalating violence that resulted in more than 150 arrests across various UK towns and cities. This decision comes in the wake of widespread unrest, including an attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham, prompting Starmer to promise that those involved will face "the full force of the law."

 

 

Police were dispatched to manage violent scenes in multiple locations including Tamworth, Middlesbrough, Bolton, Hull, and Weymouth. Addressing the nation on Sunday, the Prime Minister vowed to take whatever steps necessary to bring the perpetrators to justice. During his speech, Starmer condemned the far-right actions that have targeted Muslim communities and other minority groups, citing incidents of Nazi salutes, attacks on mosques, and general wanton violence. "People in this country have a right to be safe," Starmer asserted. "We've seen Muslim 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."

 

 

The upcoming Cobra meeting, named after Cabinet Office Briefing Room A on Whitehall, will gather ministers, civil servants, police, intelligence officers, and other relevant figures to discuss the violence over the weekend and strategize the response for the coming days. This meeting is part of a series of discussions, including one between the Prime Minister and police chiefs last Thursday and a senior ministers' meeting on Saturday.

 

The Home Office has responded to the situation by offering increased protections to mosques under a new process that allows for "rapid security" deployment, aiming to facilitate a swift return to worship.

 

The violence that prompted the Cobra meeting began after the fatal stabbing of three young girls in Southport last Monday. Since then, over 150 arrests have been made. In Rotherham, anti-immigration demonstrators injured at least ten police officers, with one officer left unconscious after being hit with planks of wood and sprayed with fire extinguishers. Demonstrators also smashed windows to gain access to the Holiday Inn Express and set a large bin on fire. The officer knocked unconscious suffered a head injury, while at least two others had suspected broken bones. Hotel employees and residents, including asylum seekers, were "terrified," though no injuries were reported among them. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper described the scenes as "utterly appalling," stating that the police have the government's backing to take "the strongest action."

 

In Tamworth, Staffordshire, officers confronted "violent acts of thuggery" on Sunday evening, where one officer was injured as people threw missiles, smashed windows, and started fires. In Middlesbrough, rioters smashed windows of houses and cars and hurled objects at officers. In Weymouth, Dorset, about 600 people from opposing sides gathered on the seafront, resulting in a "small number of low-level incidents" and one arrest for a public order offence. In Bolton, anti-immigration protesters clashed with a group of up to 300 masked individuals shouting "Allahu Akbar," prompting Greater Manchester Police to issue a Section 60AA order requiring people to remove face coverings.

 

These violent outbreaks follow similar unrest in Southport, Belfast, Hartlepool, Hull, Liverpool, Stoke-on-Trent, Nottingham, and Sunderland earlier in the week. Prime Minister Starmer suggested that the response to the violence could involve measures similar to those used during the 2011 riots, emphasizing the need for rapid arrests and convictions. "We do have standing arrangements for law enforcement which means that we can get arrests... and convictions done very quickly," Starmer said. "I myself was part of that in 2011 when I was director of public prosecutions, and I'm determined we will do whatever it takes to bring these thugs to justice as quickly as possible."

 

Ministers have indicated that courts could operate around the clock to expedite prosecutions, similar to the approach taken in 2011. Police forces are also prepared to draft in extra officers to handle potential further unrest. The Cobra meeting on Monday is expected to provide a crucial update on the violence and outline the government's strategy for ensuring public safety and restoring order.

 

 

Credit: BBC  2024-08-05

 

 

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[John Drake]

6 hours ago, Social Media said:

During his speech, Starmer condemned the far-right actions that have targeted Muslim communities and other minority groups, citing incidents of Nazi salutes, attacks on mosques, and general wanton violence. "People in this country have a right to be safe," Starmer asserted. "We've seen Muslim 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."

 

So this response is only against one side. Now, I know what all these posts mean that talk about Two Tier policing. Starmer is guarding mosques, which apparently now operate like military barracks with an arsenal. This is an occupying force, protected by a colonial governor masquerading as a prime minister, who is enforcing alien ideologies on the natives through the use of force and terror.

[BritManToo]

No emergency meetings to discuss immigrants killing children then?

Guess the new Labour government doesn't care that much about stabbed children.

Or pensioners freezing to death in the winter.

Edited August 5 by BritManToo

[BobBKK]

"Far-right violence" but we can't say "Muslim violence" right?  nah that would be racist, unfair and disrespectful 

[Chomper Higgot]

19 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

No emergency meetings to discuss immigrants killing children then?

Guess the new Labour government doesn't care that much about stabbed children.

Or pensioners freezing to death in the winter.

The murderer was not an immigrant,

[James105]

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The murderer was not an immigrant,

 

He is a 2nd generation immigrant.   His parents came from a very different culture.  Where do kids get their values from do you think?  

[Photoguy21]

Define "Far Right"? The phrase is thrown around a lot and from the context it is used it I assume it means anyone who wants their country to remain a suitable place for its people and not be taken over by people from other countries that do not have or want to have or share the values of the indigenous people, in this case the British.

 

[thaibeachlovers]

24 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

"Far-right violence" but we can't say "Muslim violence" right?  nah that would be racist, unfair and disrespectful 

Of course not, as that might expose their scheme to import millions of aliens who have not a shred of loyalty to Britain, and protect them while they fundamentally change British culture.

 

The government, IMO, created this situation by not stopping the illegals, and by pandering to them once in Britain. Now that the entirely expected backlash has begun, turning the full force of Britain's police against British people to support NON British people, Something is rotten in the state of Britain and the smell is coming from number 10.

[thaibeachlovers]

20 minutes ago, James105 said:

 

He is a 2nd generation immigrant.   His parents came from a very different culture.  Where do kids get their values from do you think?  

The lengths some on here go to cover for bad people is incredible. If it was his daughter murdered would he be saying the same thing?

[thaibeachlovers]

7 hours ago, Social Media said:

Ministers have indicated that courts could operate around the clock to expedite prosecutions,

Seems they are more exercised about British people responding to the illegals invasion than dealing with the invasion. Did they convene around the clock courts to deal with illegals and deport those that didn't qualify to stay?

[James105]

36 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

"Far-right violence" but we can't say "Muslim violence" right?  nah that would be racist, unfair and disrespectful 

 

You won't hear about it on the BBC of course, nor will it be discussed in the Cobra meeting (of course) but there is Muslim Defence League now.   

 

 

[bob smith]

Multiculturalism in the UK has failed.

 

Enough is enough.

 

Send the buggers back!

 

bob.

[Pouatchee]

12 minutes ago, James105 said:

You won't hear about it on the BBC of course, nor will it be discussed in the Cobra meeting (of course) but there is Muslim Defence League now.   

 

555 the youtube link is from australia broadcasting... you beat me to it 😉

 

[bob smith]

14 minutes ago, James105 said:

 

You won't hear about it on the BBC of course, nor will it be discussed in the Cobra meeting (of course) but there is Muslim Defence League now.   

 

 

horrible gits.

 

bob.

[CashMoon]

The British have no right to kick any immigrant out of the UK. Get used to it, because by 2030 their numbers will increase several times over.  After all, these people come from civilizations that the British have been destroying for 500 years and continue to destroy. If the British had been a good people and had not exploited everywhere they set foot, these immigrants would have lived in prosperity and would not have migrated to England. If you don't want more immigration, you better start by kicking the French out of Africa. 

[bob smith]

4 minutes ago, CashMoon said:

The British have no right to kick any immigrant out of the UK. Get used to it, because by 2030 their numbers will increase several times over.  After all, these people come from civilizations that the British have been destroying for 500 years and continue to destroy. If the British had been a good people and had not exploited everywhere they set foot, these immigrants would have lived in prosperity and would not have migrated to England. If you don't want more immigration, you better start by kicking the French out of Africa. 

Bring on the civil war then.

 

bob.

[MartinL]

I can't help but see all this as a real-life prequel to the film "Children of Men", without the human fertility issues.

[CashMoon]

Just now, bob smith said:

Bring on the civil war then.

 

bob.

 

It is very funny to try to be innocent by calling it a civil war, we all know very well that it implies genocide. Looking at your history, it is clear that you have only one solution.  

[bob smith]

4 minutes ago, CashMoon said:

 

It is very funny to try to be innocent by calling it a civil war, we all know very well that it implies genocide. Looking at your history, it is clear that you have only one solution.  

Call it what you will.

 

Up to you.

 

The result will be the same.

 

bob.

[CashMoon]

1 minute ago, bob smith said:

Call it what you will.

 

Up to you.

 

The result will be the same.

 

bob.

 

I'd rather the British think about how to melt their beer belly than how to solve the immigration problem because they can't afford to do anything about immigrants. You have no choice but to watch their numbers multiply by 5 or 10 times by 2030. 

[bob smith]

Just now, CashMoon said:

 

I'd rather the British think about how to melt their beer belly than how to solve the immigration problem because they can't afford to do anything about immigrants. You have no choice but to watch their numbers multiply by 5 or 10 times by 2030. 

Oh how wrong you are.

 

watch this space..

 

bob.

[CashMoon]

1 minute ago, bob smith said:

Oh how wrong you are.

 

watch this space..

 

bob.

 

We'll see who's wrong! You'll go home like good children. This will all be forgotten.  

[bob smith]

1 minute ago, CashMoon said:

 

We'll see who's wrong! You'll go home like good children. This will all be forgotten.  

Are you a muslim then I take it?

 

bob.

[Chomper Higgot]

41 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

The lengths some on here go to cover for bad people is incredible. If it was his daughter murdered would he be saying the same thing?

No body is covering up for ‘bad people’,

 

The murderer, who is very clearly very much worse than just bad, is in custody and on the path to trial for his heinous crimes.

 

I wish him *a fair trial* that results in conviction and that he is then sentenced to spend the rest of his life locked up, in prison, Broadmoor or Rampton, I don’t care.

 

** 

The reason I am keen he gets a fair trial is to e sure there are zero legal loopholes that might be used to declare his trial void or the sentence unjust.

 

 

[thaibeachlovers]

26 minutes ago, CashMoon said:

The British have no right to kick any immigrant out of the UK. Get used to it, because by 2030 their numbers will increase several times over.  After all, these people come from civilizations that the British have been destroying for 500 years and continue to destroy. If the British had been a good people and had not exploited everywhere they set foot, these immigrants would have lived in prosperity and would not have migrated to England. If you don't want more immigration, you better start by kicking the French out of Africa. 

See Bob's response to that, plus 1.

[CashMoon]

1 minute ago, bob smith said:

Are you a muslim then I take it?

 

bob.

If I were a Muslim I would have a much tougher response to the threat of genocide you little old bob.  

[Chomper Higgot]

15 minutes ago, bob smith said:

Call it what you will.

 

Up to you.

 

The result will be the same.

 

bob.

How did it work out for the last proponents of that vile stain on the history of humanity?

[Pouatchee]

29 minutes ago, CashMoon said:

The British have no right to kick any immigrant out of the UK. Get used to it, because by 2030 their numbers will increase several times over.  After all, these people come from civilizations that the British have been destroying for 500 years and continue to destroy. If the British had been a good people and had not exploited everywhere they set foot, these immigrants would have lived in prosperity and would not have migrated to England. If you don't want more immigration, you better start by kicking the French out of Africa. 

 

are you for real?

[bob smith]

2 minutes ago, CashMoon said:

If I were a Muslim I would have a much tougher response to the threat of genocide you little old bob.  

I'm having pork chop & sausages for dinner...

 

gammon for desert.

 

bob.

Edited August 5 by bob smith

[thaibeachlovers]

8 minutes ago, CashMoon said:

 

I'd rather the British think about how to melt their beer belly than how to solve the immigration problem because they can't afford to do anything about immigrants. You have no choice but to watch their numbers multiply by 5 or 10 times by 2030. 

It won't happen if they elect a government with an anti immigrant agenda. The luvvies are getting exercised about the so called right wing governments being elected now, but they ain't anything to what's coming if the illegals keep being allowed to stay.