Starmer Condemns Violence as Unrests Continue Across the UK

Around 4,000 extra police officers have been deployed as protests and riots continue over immigration.

Police officers during an anti-immigration demonstration outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, on Aug 4, 2024. Danny Lawson/PA Wire

A hotel has been targeted on Sunday as demonstrations and riots continue across the United Kingdom in the wake of a knife attack last week. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday condemned the violence and said that perpetrators would face the full force of the law.

Police forces in England and Northern Ireland have arrested around 100 people following chaotic scenes in multiple cities where pro- and anti-immigration demonstrators clashed.