UK leader Keir Starmer has warned far-right protesters that they will “regret” participating in the country’s worst rioting in 13 years. The unrest, linked to the murder of three children earlier this week, has spread across England, with anti-immigration demonstrators clashing with police and causing destruction. In a TV address, Starmer condemned the “far-right thuggery” and promised to bring perpetrators to justice. “People are fed up with being told you should be ashamed if you’re white and working class but I’m proud white working class,” 41-year-old Karina, who did not give her surname, told AFP in Nottingham on Saturday. At last month’s election, the Reform UK party led by Brexit cheerleader Nigel Farage captured 14 percent of the vote — one of the largest vote shares for a far-right British party.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 05, 2024 12:34 UTC