UK deploys thousands of riot police amid fears of further unrest

Six thousand riot police are deployed nationwide this weekend after Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned that UK authorities must "stay on high alert" for more far-right riots. While England has had consecutive nights of relative quiet, disturbances have continued unabated in Northern Ireland where police have blamed pro-UK loyalist paramilitaries for fuelling nightly violence in Belfast. Meanwhile More than 1,000 anti-racism protesters massed in the Northern Irish capital on Friday amid a large police presence.

UK deploys thousands of riot police amid fears of further unrest
Six thousand riot police are deployed nationwide this weekend after Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned that UK authorities must "stay on high alert" for more far-right riots. While England has had consecutive nights of relative quiet, disturbances have continued unabated in Northern Ireland where police have blamed pro-UK loyalist paramilitaries for fuelling nightly violence in Belfast. Meanwhile More than 1,000 anti-racism protesters massed in the Northern Irish capital on Friday amid a large police presence.

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