Starmer will end violence in Britain with an "army" of special police forces

PHOTO: Protests in England after the murder of three little girls / EPA-EFE/ADAM VAUGHAN

The chaotic wave of right-wing violence that erupted in the cities of Great Britain due to the murder of three girls in Southampton has put the new Labor government of Keir Starmer to a serious test, the reputable European media write.

Evidence of such signs are most of the 150 people who were arrested as police tried to prevent violence in Liverpool, Hull, Bristol, Manchester, Belfast, Rotherham, Bolton and other cities last weekend.

Demonstrators, who mainly declared themselves far-right, threw smoke bombs, rocks and bottles at police, torched shops in Blackpool and clashed with anti-fascist groups.

In the wake of the unrest, including the attack on the Rotherham hotel housing the asylum seekers, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in an address to the nation on Sunday night that "he will do whatever it takes to bring the perpetrators to justice and to feel the full force of the law.

In an attempt to find a way out of the dramatic situation in the country, an emergency meeting of the Committee for Emergency Situations (COBRA) was held yesterday, which was attended by ministers, the police, representatives of the intelligence and other services.

As "The Guardian" reports, the prime minister yesterday promised a "standing army" of specialized police officers who will oppose the riots.

"Whatever the apparent motivation, it was not protest, but pure violence." We will not tolerate attacks on mosques or our Muslim communities. Therefore, the full force of the law will be applied to anyone found to have participated in these activities," Starmer said, according to the PA agency.

Elon Musk responsible for the violence in Britain?

Meanwhile some countries have started issuing warnings to their citizens that there is an increased risk of violence in the UK. Malaysia was joined yesterday by Nigeria and Australia. Some experts and researchers believe that Elon Musk is partly responsible for the resurgence of far-right violence in the UK because he has allowed right-wing leaders who spread conspiracy theories, such as Tommy Robinson, the leader of the English Defense League, to be active on the platform. "X".

American billionaire Musk is not worried about these "scary" name-calling, but says there is a risk of civil war breaking out on the Island after a wave of anti-migrant protests.

Former Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn, along with four independent MPs, criticized Prime Minister Starmer for not going "far enough in identifying the anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim hatred" behind the unrest on Britain's streets.

In a letter to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Yvette Cooper, with whom they are requesting a meeting, they pointed out that they are worried why the government does not have a plan to deal with the situation.

- At a time when gangs of violent racist thugs are targeting mosques and asylum centres, we are concerned that the government has said it has no plans to meet with the biggest body representing Muslims in the UK, the Muslim Council of Britain. We believe that it is unthinkable that the representatives of any other religious community should be treated in a similar way - the letter states.

At the same time, a growing number of MPs, including former police minister Priti Patel, as well as Nigel Farage, UK Reform leader, are calling for an immediate recall of Parliament from summer recess due to the dramatic events in the country.

- The government cannot wait for weeks and weeks while this violence continues - said Labour's Diane Abbott, who called on Parliament to urgently deal with the protests as the crisis that has emerged has "terrified communities across the country".

Will the army take to the streets in British cities?

Asked by reporters whether the government was considering deploying the military to the streets of British cities to stop further protests, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told BBC Radio 4 that the police had the expertise and powers to deal with public order because this case is about crime.

The trigger for the violence in Britain behind the extreme nationalist organization "English Defense League" was the tragedy that shook the United Kingdom last Monday when in the coastal city of Southport, not far from Liverpool, three girls, Bebe King (6), Alice Dasilva Aguiar (7) and Elsie Dot Stancomb, 7, were stabbed to death in dance class.

Accused of the gruesome murder is Axel Muganwa Rudakubana (17), born in Cardiff. But in accordance with the practice of the British police, the suspect was not immediately identified because he is a minor, which caused an avalanche of negative comments and reactions in the public that the police allegedly deliberately concealed the name of the perpetrator of this crime.

The information vacuum was filled with conspiracy theories spread by right-wingers, including Tommy Robinson and controversial influencer Andrew Tate, who was accused of rape and human trafficking in Romania. Massive messages circulating on social media immediately after the massacre at the dance studio gave the fake name of the attacker, described as a Syrian immigrant who had recently arrived in Britain by boat across the English Channel. These theories quickly sparked citizen anger towards migrants, which spilled onto the streets of British cities.

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