Even after restoring order, the new prime minister faces a bigger challenge: defusing the issues of fraying public services and a cost of living crisis that underlie the unrest.
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How Anti-Immigrant Riots Flared in the U.K.
A far-right movement fueled by disinformation has brought fear and violence to cities across England and in Northern Ireland. That has in turn prompted counterprotests.
Riots Break Out Across UK: What to Know
The country was bracing for more unrest, with fresh protests planned after a weekend of demonstrations turned into anti-immigrant riots.
‘Why Trash Your Own Town?’ An English City Reckons With a Riot.
Days after an angry crowd marauded through Sunderland, people in the industrial port city are trying to make sense of what just happened.
Violent U.K. Riots Pose Challenge to Keir Starmer’s New Government
The new Labour government’s strong law-and-order approach to the violence has mostly spared it from criticism, even from the Conservatives, who only recently left power. But challenges remain.
Riots Break Out Across UK: What to Know
The country begins a new week on edge after anti-immigrant riots, fanned by disinformation from the far right, broke out in cities across Britain.
UK Police Brace for Unrest After Southport Stabbing
Protests escalated over the weekend in towns and cities in England and Northern Ireland, with dozens arrested and more demonstrations unfolding on Sunday.
The U.K. Riots Were Fomented Online. Will Social Media Companies Act?
Prime Minister Keir Starmer called out social media groups for the misinformation on their platforms that sparked violent clashes this week. But holding them accountable is tough.
Suspect in Southport Stabbings Is Named
A judge allowed the naming of the 17-year-old charged with murder, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed a crackdown on riots fueled by far-right misinformation.
Disinformation Fed Far-Right Riot in England After Deadly Stabbing
More than 50 police were injured in an outbreak of violence driven by false reports that the suspect in the stabbing attack on a children’s dance class was a migrant.