2024-08-04 03:03:27
British MP and opposition Conservative Party leader candidate Priti Patel has called on her X social media page to urgently convene parliament due to the mass unrest that broke out after a knife attack on children in Southport, England.
As reported by Day.Az, citing foreign media, far-right protests are gaining momentum in Britain after three children were killed in a stabbing. The Times reported that at least 35 protests were expected over the weekend. The British parliament has gone on a summer break and will return to work on September 2. In emergency situations, the government may ask the Speaker of the House of Commons (lower house) to convene MPs during the break.
MP Priti Patel has described violent protests in British cities as “unacceptable” and called on all politicians, regardless of party, to speak out against what is happening.
Riots involving several hundred members of far-right groups broke out in Sunderland, England last night. Protesters set fire to the central police station and threw beer barrels and stones at law enforcement officers. Three police officers were hospitalized and eight people were arrested.
Earlier this week, protests in several cities also turned violent, with dozens of police officers injured and numerous arrests made.
On July 29, the police in the British county of Merseyside reported a knife attack on children in the city of Southport. Three children were killed, several more children and two adults were taken to hospital in critical condition. Law enforcement officers detained a 17-year-old teenager, he was charged with the murder of three people, the attempted murder of ten more and possession of a bladed weapon. The police confirmed that they do not link the attack to terrorism. According to the police, the attack occurred during a dance and yoga class for children in the style of American singer Taylor Swift.
The reaction of residents of Southport, London and a number of other cities to the attack resulted in protests, which escalated into clashes with police and mass riots due to the spread of unconfirmed information that the suspect was a refugee.
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