{"id":2319078,"date":"2024-08-04T16:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T20:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-leader-starmer-condemns-attack-on-asylum-seeker-hotel-as-far-right-violence-spreads-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-04T16:59:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T20:59:03","slug":"uk-leader-starmer-condemns-attack-on-asylum-seeker-hotel-as-far-right-violence-spreads-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-leader-starmer-condemns-attack-on-asylum-seeker-hotel-as-far-right-violence-spreads-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"UK leader Starmer condemns attack on asylum-seeker hotel as far-right violence spreads &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuk-leader-starmer-condemns-attack-on-asylum-seeker-hotel-as-far-right-violence-spreads-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319078&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On\u200b August 4, 2024, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned a violent attack on a Holiday Inn in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, that\u200d was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/still-zero-boat-migrant-deportations-this-year-as-2021-landings-pass-20000\/\" title=\"Still Zero Boat Migrant Deportations This Year as 2021 Landings Pass 20,000\">housing asylum seekers<\/a>. He described the actions of the rioters, who attempted to break into the hotel, as \u201cfar-right thuggery\u201d and\u2062 emphasized the seriousness of the incident, which \u2062resulted in \u2063injuries\u2062 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-suspends-six-officers-for-alleged-actions-taken-on-january-6\/\" title=\"Capitol Police Suspends Six Officers For Alleged Actions Taken On January 6\">ten police officers<\/a>, including one \u2062who was seriously hurt.<\/p>\n<p>In his\u200c statement from 10 Downing Street, Starmer vowed that authorities would take decisive action against those involved in the violence,\u2063 declaring that it\u200b was not a legitimate protest, but \u200crather organized and violent behavior that has no place in society. The\u2063 violence in Rotherham\u2062 was part of \u2064a broader wave \u200bof far-right unrest across the UK,\u2062 exacerbated by a recent\u2063 stabbing attack that left \u2063three young girls dead.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the assault \u200cin Rotherham, tensions flared in\u2064 Middlesbrough, where rioters vandalized\u2064 properties and clashed with police. Starmer criticized \u2062the\u2063 targeting of individuals based on their ethnicity or faith, reaffirming that such actions \u200care\u2063 emblematic of \u2064far-right extremism.\u200b He pledged to ensure that those participating in or inciting such disturbances would face swift \u2062justice.<\/p>\n<p>the events highlighted escalating far-right violence in the UK, with officials and law enforcement preparing to \u200brespond firmly to \u200bmaintain order and protect vulnerable communities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">UK leader Starmer condemns attack on asylum-seeker hotel as far-right violence spreads<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1722157\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>LONDON (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> U.K. Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/keir-starmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Keir Starmer<\/a> strongly condemned an attack Sunday on a hotel housing asylum-seekers that saw at least ten police officers injured, one seriously, describing it as &ldquo;far-right thuggery,&rdquo; as more violence broke out across the country in the wake of a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/uk-stabbing-attack-southport-far-right-violence-a2e43d0d49776c138790d083713873f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>stabbing rampage at a dance class<\/a>&nbsp;that left three girls dead and many more wounded.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement from 10 Downing Street on Sunday afternoon, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a><\/a> vowed that the authorities will &ldquo;do whatever it takes to bring these thugs to justice&rdquo; and that justice will be swift.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A car burns on Parliament Road, in Middlesbrough, England, during an anti-immigration protest on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. (Owen Humphreys\/PA via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I guarantee you will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bret-baier-hammers-liz-cheney-in-brutal-interview-more-people-voted-for-trump-in-wyoming-than-you\/\" title=\"Bret Baier Hammers Liz Cheney In Brutal Interview: More People Voted For Trump In Wyoming Than You\">regret taking part<\/a> in this disorder, whether directly or those whipping up this action online and then running away themselves,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;This is not a protest, it is organized, violent thuggery and it has no place on our streets or online.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Starmer was speaking after another day of far-right violence, which was particularly acute in the north of England town of Rotherham, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>police<\/a> struggled to hold back hundreds of rioters who sought to break into a Holiday Inn Express hotel being used as accommodation for asylum-seekers.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer was speaking after another day of far-right violence, which was particularly acute in the north of England town of Rotherham where police struggled to hold back hundreds of rioters who sought to break into a Holiday Inn Express hotel being used as accommodation for asylum-seekers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Police officers face protesters during an anti-immigration demonstration outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, England, Sunday Aug. 4, 2024. (Danny Lawson\/PA via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>South Yorkshire Police, which is responsible for Rotherham, said at least 10 officers have been injured, including one who was left unconscious.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The behaviour we witnessed has been nothing short of disgusting. While it was a smaller number of those in attendance who chose to commit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>violence<\/a> and destruction, those who simply stood on and watched remain absolutely complicit in this,&rdquo; said Assistant Chief Constable Lindsey Butterfield. &ldquo;We have officers working hard, reviewing the considerable online imagery and footage of those involved, and they should expect us to be at their doors very soon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Far-right agitators have sought to take advantage of last week&rsquo;s stabbing attack by tapping into concerns about the scale of immigration in the U.K., in particular the tens of thousands of migrants arriving in small boats from France across the English Channel.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions were also running high Sunday in the northeastern town of Middlesbrough, where some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>protesters<\/a> broke free of a police guard. One group walked through a residential area smashing the windows of houses and cars. When asked by a resident why they were breaking windows, one man replied, &ldquo;Because we&rsquo;re English.&rdquo; Hundreds of others squared up to police with shields at the town&rsquo;s cenotaph, throwing bricks, cans and pots at officers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Britain&rsquo;s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at 10 Downing Street, London, England, Thursday, August 1, 2024, following clashes after the Southport stabbing. The Prime Minister says he will set a national policing unit to crack down on violent protesters after clashes with police across England on the past two nights. (Henry Nicholls\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Starmer said anyone targeting people for the color of their skin or their faith is far-right.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People in this country have a right to be safe, and yet we&rsquo;ve seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Muslim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Muslim<\/a> communities targeted, attacks on mosques, other minority communities singled out, Nazi salutes in the street, attacks on the police, wanton violence alongside racist rhetoric, so no, I won&rsquo;t shy away from calling it what it is: far-right thuggery,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The violence over the past days, which has seen a library torched, mosques attacked and flares thrown at a statue of wartime leader Winston Churchill, began after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/uk-southport-stabbing-online-misinformation-1dcd23b803401416ac94ae458e5c9c06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>false rumors<\/a>&nbsp;spread online that the suspect in the dance class stabbing attack was an asylum-seeker, fueling anger among far-right supporters.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Suspects under 18 are usually not named in the U.K., but the judge in the case ordered Axel Rudakubana, born in Wales to Rwandan parents, to be identified, in part to stop the spread of misinformation. Rudakubana has been charged with three counts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>murder<\/a>, and 10 counts of attempted murder.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of people have been arrested in connection with the disorder and many more are likely as police scour CCTV, social media and body-worn camera footage. However, police have also warned that with widespread security measures in place, with thousands of officers deployed, other crimes may not be investigated fully.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1722157\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1722157\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has denounced an attack on a hotel accommodating asylum-seekers, which resulted in injuries to at least ten police officers, one of whom was seriously hurt. He labeled the incident as \u201cfar-right thuggery\u201d amid escalating violence nationwide following a stabbing spree at a dance class that claimed the lives of three girls and left many others injured. In a statement from 10 Downing Street, Starmer pledged that authorities would take all necessary measures to ensure those responsible are swiftly brought to justice. <\/p>\n<p>He warned participants in the unrest, including those inciting violence online, that they would regret their actions: \u201cThis is not a protest; it is organized violent thuggery with no place on our streets or online.\u201d The unrest was particularly severe in Rotherham, where police faced challenges managing hundreds of rioters attempting to breach a Holiday Inn Express used for housing asylum-seekers.<\/p>\n<p>South Yorkshire Police reported injuries among ten officers during these confrontations. Assistant Chief Constable Lindsey Butterfield condemned the behavior witnessed during the protests and stated that those who merely observed were complicit as well. She assured that law enforcement is actively reviewing extensive online footage to identify participants.<\/p>\n<p>Far-right groups have exploited recent events by stoking fears over immigration levels in the UK, especially concerning migrants arriving via small boats from France across the English Channel. Tensions also flared in Middlesbrough where some protesters broke through police lines and vandalized property while others clashed with law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer emphasized that targeting individuals based on race or religion constitutes far-right extremism and highlighted ongoing attacks against Muslim communities and other minorities as unacceptable. The recent wave of violence\u2014including arson at libraries and assaults on mosques\u2014was fueled by false claims circulating online about an asylum-seeker being involved in the stabbing incident.<\/p>\n<p>In connection with this case, Axel Rudakubana\u2014a suspect born in Wales to Rwandan parents\u2014has been charged with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder after being named by court order to counter misinformation despite typical restrictions on naming underage suspects. Hundreds have been arrested amid this turmoil as police continue their investigations using CCTV footage and social media evidence; however, they cautioned that extensive security measures might hinder their ability to address other crimes effectively<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2319079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/United-Kingdom-Protest-2.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37152,37153,34755,37154],"class_list":["post-2319078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-asylum-seeker","tag-far-right-violence","tag-starmer","tag-uk-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/United-Kingdom-Protest-2.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}