Dozens have already been sentenced with cases fast-tracked through the justice system. Rowley dismissed suggestions the riots were political. “Any suggestion they’re patriots, or they’ve got a cause... is nonsense,” Rowley said. “They’re criminals.”Several thousand people from anti-racism groups gathered in Walthamstow, north London, on Wednesday following threats to an immigration advice centre there. Others protected mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers that were among other targets.
