Starmer Vows Full Force of Law After Belfast Rioting Over Sudanese Man's Arrest
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 10
Starmer Vows Full Force of Law After Belfast Rioting Over Sudanese Man's Arrest
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 10
Summary
Keir Starmer said people were targeted in Belfast because of their background and vowed those responsible for the overnight rioting would face the full force of the law.
The prime minister also condemned people who encouraged the disorder online, while urging calm and saying police should be allowed to continue their work.
Starmer said he had spoken with the Police Service of Northern Ireland chief constable, as well as Northern Ireland's first minister and deputy first minister, about the ongoing situation.
The unrest followed anti-immigration protests that erupted after the arrest of a Sudanese man accused of a street stabbing in Belfast.