meeting of the UK government’s Cobra emergency committee was held after disorder in Hull, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent, Blackpool and Belfast, among other locations over the weekend.
Belfast police are under attack & Plymouth its kicking off tonight
meanwhile
Police Scotland said there was no intelligence to suggest unrest would break out in Scotland
Guess they took the hint
https://counter.social/@ecksmc/112891889464576871
That shite wouldna fly in 🏴
Starmer creates ‘standing army’ of specialist police officers to crush rioters - The prime minister made the move after chairing an emergency Cobra committee meeting this morning
It came as reports suggest that far-right groups intend to target 30 immigration and law centres on Thursday after sharing addresses on the messaging platform Telegram.
mobile force of police officers is a rare use of special emergency powers since they were first used 40 years ago, with the controversial squads drafted under the Ridley Plan to tackle the miners’ strike in 1984 and 1985.
The new mobile police force will provide extra specialist support in tackling civil unrest for the 24 police forces around the country,
Police will continue to provide updates on specifics in relation to progress on arrests and charging.