The public’s reaction to the recent rioting has been resoundingly negative, suggesting that using the unrest to push anti-immigrant policies could backfire, at least in the short term.
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Counterprotesters Gather in U.K. After Anti-Immigrant Riots
Extra police officers were mobilized across the country, but by Wednesday evening, there were no signs of large far-right protests.
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.
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.
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.
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.
U.K. Drops Opposition to I.C.C. Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant
The new Labour government confirmed it would drop the previous government’s objection to I.C.C. arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the defense minister, Yoav Gallant.
U.K. Policy on Israel’s War in Gaza Is Diverging From the U.S.
Britain’s new government is likely to withdraw objections to the International Criminal Court prosecutor’s pursuit of a warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, two people told The Times.
A U.K. Deportation Plan Cost $900 Million. Only Four People Left.
Britain’s last Conservative government spent almost a billion dollars on its controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, the newly appointed minister for immigration said Monday.