8 Aug 2024

UK correspondent Hugo Gye

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 8 August 2024
Police officers face protesters outside the Liver Building in Liverpool on 3 August, 2024 during the 'Enough is Enough' demonstration held in reaction to the fatal stabbings in Southport on 29 July. UK police prepared for planned far-right protests and other demonstrations this weekend, after two nights of unrest in several English towns and cities.

Photo: AFP/ Peter Powell

It remains a volatile situation in the UK at dozens of locations after a week of unrest with criminal thugs whipped up by the far right, Agitators are said to have shared a list of more than 100 sites such as refugee hotels which they want to target, and police have stepped up their presence at vulnerable sites.

Hugo examines how Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his new government are responding to the wanton violence and disorder.