The UK prime minister has said the police are to remain on 'high alert' as the country heads into the weekend after days of violent disorder and unrest in England and Northern Ireland. Despite large scale anti-racism protests on Wednesday night appearing to have halted the far-right violence in England, Keir Starmer said: 'We have to stay on high alert going into this weekend because we absolutely have to make sure that our communities are safe and secure and feel safe and secure.' Starmer met London’s police chief, Mark Rowley, and the deputy assistant commissioner, Andy Valentine, at the Met's Lambeth command and control base for a briefing on the police’s response to public disorder

Source: The Guardian August 09, 2024 17:56 UTC