Events of the last seven days have been heartbreaking. Social media has a lot to answer for too. You always brighten up our screens, Alex."
Hopefully those that joined in the riots won't be going to work they'll be being arrested."
There have been hundreds of arrests and people are already being charged, and police will continue to update on the specifics in relation to progress or arrests and charging
We are proud to be part of a multi-racial Britain and to be part of the wonderful, vibrant and diverse community of Hull
I should be very clear that anyone who stokes this violence, whether on the internet or in person, can be prosecuted and face prison,
The first is we will have a standing army of specialist public duty officers so that we will have enough officers to deal with this where we need them,
When British people are ignored and labelled ‘far-right’… something has to happen.”
This is not protest - this is violence. We're not going to tolerate that in this country."
It is an emergency response committee — a get together of ministers, civil servants, the police, intelligence officers and other officials appropriate to the situation they are looking into,
They are thugs, criminals and extremists who betray the very values our country is built on.”
I utterly condemn the far-right thuggery we have seen this weekend. Be in no doubt: those who have participated in this violence will face the full force of the law,
I'm really uncomfortable with the idea that somehow this violence reflects a wider national move
They could and should have been quicker, it's worrying that it's only today that cobra is meeting
There were rumours circulating that asylum seekers currently housed on the Bibby Stockholm would be moved to Portland, Weymouth or the wider Dorset Council area but the Home Office have confirmed this is not the case
The writing was clearly on the wall for some time."
There is a real sense that people aren’t thinking about the consequences,
The system is simply not working for children.”
There were different groups taking part in it,
These people who rioted don’t speak for Sunderland and we are ashamed and embarrassed.”
Stoking race riots from his sunbed