Keir Starmer calls emergency Cobra meeting after violent riots grip UK
Monday, 5 August 2024 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hold an emergency Cobra meeting to address the weekend's widespread rioting, where far-right groups targeted asylum seekers and mosques. The PM warned of severe consequences for those involved, emphasising the violent nature of the incidents. The violence included attacks on a hotel housing asylum seekers, police assaults, and mosque vandalism.
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer held an emergency Cobra meeting on Monday morning after large groups of people set fire to hotels housing asylum seekers in Rotherham and Tamworth. Addressing the details of the meeting, Mr Starmer said: "We will have a standing army of specialist officers, so we will...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stressed the importance of providing reassurance to communities amid far-right riots, announcing he'll chair a third Cobra meeting on Thursday afternoon. Report by..
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has promised communities "will be safe" following a Cobra meeting on Tuesday evening and said those taking part in unrest will "feel the full force of the law"
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Monday, 5 August 2024
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