That’s across multiple cities, and reports say more are planned in the coming days, prompting PM Keir Starmer to warn that police have been given the government’s “full support” to take action against “extremists” attempting to “sow hate”. Over 140 people have been arrested and numerous police officers injured, sparked by last week’s deadly stabbing attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the holiday town of Southport. The worst behaviour has been blamed on far-right demonstrators spurred on by false information on social media that the attacker was a radical Muslim migrant. That’s despite a UK court naming the 17yo suspect as British-born Axel Rudakubana. To put it in context, it’s the most widespread unrest in the country since 2011 when riots broke out after a black man was killed by police in North London. Overnight, Starmer condemned the “far-right thuggery” and said he’d do “whatever it takes” to bring the culprits to justice.