John Woodcock says there is ‘concerted and coordinated’ attempt to spread violence after stabbings at children’s holiday class on MondayGood morning and welcome to the Guardian’s latest UK politics live blog. I’m Amy and I’ll be bringing you the latest updates today.John Woodcock, the UK government’s adviser on political violence and disruption, says police should be prepared to step in if it appears troublemakers are travelling to incite riots.Clearly, some of those far-right actors have got a taste for this and are trying to provoke similar in towns and cities across the UK.”The police should be prepared to step in where they can. Where there is these kinds of gatherings which are just designed to be fanning the flames of violence, [they] should be stopping people gathering.People absolutely have the right to protest in this country, but they do not have the right to riot.” Continue reading…
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Author : Amy Sedghi
Publish date : 2024-08-02 08:44:16
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Police should step in if troublemakers travel to incite riots after Southport attack, says government adviser – UK politics live
