Cooper: Govt are determined to go after smuggling gangs
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Cooper: Govt are determined to go after smuggling gangs
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insists people smugglers should not be able to get away with “putting lives at risk” ahead of a summit aimed at destroying the gangs involved in the trade.
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Yvette Cooper has announced a "rapid review of extremism" following the violent disorder in towns and cities throughout the UK earlier this summer. Sky News
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says there will be a "reckoning" for the violence seen over the last week and those involved must "face the courts". Ms Cooper confirmed that there have already been over 400 arrests and there will be more. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper warns people taking part in disorder across the UK that those breaking the law "will pay the price", telling them: "Criminal violence and disorder has no place on Britain’s streets." Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has condemned the riots in Southport, describing the scenes as a "total disgrace." The unrest came after a peaceful vigil in the town on Tuesday evening which saw hundreds pay tribute to the victims of the tragedy. "This is a time when everyone should be showing respect and support for the community and the police," she said. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer has become the first British prime minister to visit the Republic of Ireland in five years. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
27-year-old Thomas Birley was jailed for nine years for taking part in a riot in Rotherham. Judge Jeremy Richardson KC said, “It was a desire to perpetrate mob rule and commit very serious criminal offences in the process”.
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Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay claims Labour is "getting it wrong" in "so many areas". He says: "We promised to hold the new Government to account where we think they are off track, where they could and should be doing more, where we think greater ambition is needed to deliver the positive, inspiring change that people urgently want to see".
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Former chief immigration officer, Kevin Saunders, has criticised the government for its approach to tackling huge numbers of migrant crossings, saying “migrants regard Sir Keir Starmer as a saint because he has made it much easier for them to come to the UK and stay in the UK”.
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