Keir Starmer has ordered a new “standing army” of specialist police officers to be set up to tackle the far-right riots that have broken out across the UK and warned those taking part that they would “regret” their involvement.
The prime minister’s “law and order response” to the violence that began in Southport “should not surprise anyone”, said the i news site, because he had previously been a “key part of the justice system” that dealt with the 2011 riots in England.
What happened in 2011?
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