live from london, this is bbc news. the british prime minister says he'll do whatever it takes to quash the anti—immigration riots sweeping england — as violence breaks out in several cities. these were the scenes at a rotherham hotel housing asylum seekers. i want you to know that there is a violent mob do not represent our country and we will bring them to justice. in middlesborough large crowds pelted police with bottles and vapes and pushed burning wheelie bins at a line of officers. heated scenes in bolton too as officers confront crowds, with many people hidden behind balaclavas and face masks. camp these are the scenes live in rotherham — we'll have the latest from our correspondents on the ground and analysis of what's going on.

hello and welcome to the programme, i'm luxmy gopal. we start with our breaking news from the uk — where there have been more violent far right protests in england. this is the scene in rotherham in the last half—hour the british prime minister, sir keir starmer has made a staement from downing street about the violence — which he called far—right thuggery. protests on counter protests taking place. protests on counter protests taking lace. ., , ., , , place. counter protesters left the area but protesting _ place. counter protesters left the area but protesting and _ place. counter protesters left the area but protesting and unrest i area but protesting and unrest continued with some groups of protesters causing violence and damage with throwing things at police officers and throwing things into the hotel. they had been surrounding a holiday inn express hotel in rotherham and chanting, get them out, and it is believed the

hotel where housing asylum seekers. there were people still within the hotel is all this was taking place. at least one police officer who was injured had to be carried away and police officers with riot shields are still wind up and have managed to push people back so far. earlier there were groups of people who had throwing things into the building and smashed the window and tried to get into the building as well. and in the past hour, the british prime minister keir starmer made a statement from downing street about the violence which he called far right thuggery and said he would do everything possible to bring these thugs to justice, everything possible to bring these thugs tojustice, in his everything possible to bring these thugs to justice, in his words. i utterly condemn the far right thuggery we have seen this weekend. make no doubt those who have participated will face the full

force of the law. the police will be making arrests, in the videos will be held on remand, charges will follow and convictions will follow. i guarantee you will regret taking part in this disorder whether directly or those whipping this up online and then running away themselves. this is not protest, it is organised violent thuggery and it has no place on our streets or online. right now there are attacks happening on a hotel in rotherham, marauding gangs intent on lawbreaking or worse. windows smashed, fires set ablaze, residents and staff in absolute fear. there is no justification, and staff in absolute fear. there is nojustification, none, for taking no justification, none, for taking this

nojustification, none, for taking this action, and all right minded people should be condemning the sort of violence. people in this country have a right to be safe and yet we have a right to be safe and yet we have seen muslim 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't shy away from calling it what it is. far right thuggery. to those who feel targeted because of the colour of your skin or your faith, who feel targeted because of the colour of your skin or yourfaith, i know how frightening this must be. i want you to know that this violent mob do not represent our country and we will bring them to justice. our

police deserve our support as they tackle any and all violent disorder that flares up whatever the apparent cause or motivation, we make no distinction. crime is crime and this government will tackle it. thank you. two questions. can government will tackle it. thank you. two questions.— government will tackle it. thank you. two questions. can you see that the policing — you. two questions. can you see that the policing operation _ you. two questions. can you see that the policing operation has _ you. two questions. can you see that the policing operation has been - you. two questions. can you see that the policing operation has been a - the policing operation has been a success_ the policing operation has been a success and what more can the government do to stop this? as a government _ government do to stop this? as a government we _ government do to stop this? as a government we have _ government do to stop this? sis —. government we have had government do to stop this? is —. government we have had meetings government do to stop this? is 5. government we have had meetings all weekend and the latter part of last weekend and the latter part of last week with law enforcement and police to make sure the necessary support and arrangements are in place. we do have standing arrangements for law enforcement which means we can get arrests, charged and remanded in custody and convictions done quickly. i myself was part of that in 2011 when i was director of

public prosecutions and i am determined we can do whatever it takes to bring these thugs to justice as quickly as possible. do ou justice as quickly as possible. do you believe everyone taking part in this disorder is part of the far right— this disorder is part of the far right hand do any of the scenes we are seeing — right hand do any of the scenes we are seeing at the moment give you pause _ are seeing at the moment give you pause for— are seeing at the moment give you pause for thought about divisions in the country— pause for thought about divisions in the country or how you approach other_ the country or how you approach other domestic policy areas? if you tar: et other domestic policy areas? if you target peeple _ other domestic policy areas? if you target people because _ other domestic policy areas? if you target people because of _ other domestic policy areas? if you target people because of the - other domestic policy areas? if gm. target people because of the colour of their skin or their faith, target people because of the colour of their skin or theirfaith, then thatis of their skin or theirfaith, then that is far right and i am prepared to say so. but it doesn't matter what apparent motivation there is. this is violence, it doesn't matter what the motivation is. the motivation for the vast majority of people in this country are to see their streets safe and that is what i am determined we will deliver. thank you. is it possible that tougher— thank you. is it possible that tougher sentences could be given out tougher sentences could be given out

to rioiers _ tougher sentences could be given out to rioiers as — tougher sentences could be given out to rioters as they were in 2011 to actually — to rioters as they were in 2011 to actually deter them.— to rioters as they were in 2011 to actually deter them. there needs to be the full force _ actually deter them. there needs to be the full force of— actually deter them. there needs to be the full force of the _ actually deter them. there needs to be the full force of the law - actually deter them. there needs to be the full force of the law and - actually deter them. there needs to be the full force of the law and i - be the full force of the law and i think it needs to be swift. what happened in 2011 was that we were able to see individuals who took part in violence, arrested, charged, remanded and convicted very quickly. standing arrangements are in place for that and we will do whatever it takes to ensure that the message is absolutely clear that if you are taking part in this violence, you will regret it and you will be brought to justice as quickly as possible. brought to 'ustice as quickly as ossible. ., ., , possible. that was the uk prime minister sir _ possible. that was the uk prime minister sir keir _ possible. that was the uk prime minister sir keir starmer - possible. that was the uk prime - minister sir keir starmer responding in the last hour to the scenes in rotherham and that situation in rotherham and that situation in rotherham is still continuing and you are seeing the live images now. let's speak to our reporter oli constable in rotherham. for viewers arejust for viewers are justjoining us from within the uk and around the world, just reminders of the situation. 50

just reminders of the situation. sr people have just reminders of the situation. 51r people have been just reminders of the situation. 5r people have been gathering in this area in rotherham, it is where a number of asylum seekers have been housed at a holiday inn express. the people who wanted to arrange this meeting did so under the guise of, we want to keep them out. that has been chanted by a lot of people who turned up to this protest. since about 1:30pm, turned up to this protest. since abouti:30pm, 2pm, the turned up to this protest. since about 1:30pm, 2pm, the situation changed quite quickly and it became very violent. a number of items, a bottle has been thrown by protesters who were here. that has been happening for quite some time. officers who were outside the hotel tried to prevent access by people and people went inside to grab

things such as fire extinguishers and use them as projectiles towards police officers. the and use them as pro'ectiles towards police officers.— police officers. the audio has been cominu in police officers. the audio has been coming in and _ police officers. the audio has been coming in and out _ police officers. the audio has been coming in and out but _ police officers. the audio has been coming in and out but we - police officers. the audio has been coming in and out but we will - coming in and out but we will persevere. i want to find out know what the situation is because we saw a slightly different picture earlier. does it seem like the situation is more under control? what is the level of the number of protesters now compared to what you saw earlier because you have been there for a few hours now. the amount of— there for a few hours now. the amount of protest _ there for a few hours now. tue: amount of protest seems there for a few hours now. t'te: amount of protest seems to there for a few hours now. tt9 amount of protest seems to have spread. a number of police lines and this isjust one spread. a number of police lines and this is just one of those, probably the one with the most amount of people. a couple of hundred people are here and a small selection of those are goading police officers and throwing items. a lot of other people standing much further back to shout and chant but it is a small section of people that are causing the violence.—

the violence. and a little bit earlier, the violence. and a little bit earlier. we _ the violence. and a little bit earlier, we have _ the violence. and a little bit earlier, we have to - the violence. and a little bit earlier, we have to give - the violence. and a little bit earlier, we have to give a i the violence. and a little bit| earlier, we have to give a bit the violence. and a little bit. earlier, we have to give a bit of context to this, because we know earlier there was another protest as well. two separate demonstrations that took place and one had moved further away leaving a group of people who carried out some of the acts you are mentioning.— acts you are mentioning. when this started there _ acts you are mentioning. when this started there were _ acts you are mentioning. when this started there were two _ acts you are mentioning. when this started there were two groups - acts you are mentioning. when this started there were two groups kept apart by a couple of barriers. that was then changed and those barriers were used again as projectiles and thrown towards members of the opposing group. i wasn't here for that. we don't know how many people were here as a counter protest or how many people it started out as. what we do know now as there is a large contingent of people, some wearing masks, many with england flags, a st george's cross being waved in the air, along with the union flag, so it seems to be predominantly younger people who are here and on the streets tonight

still. certainly police have been using their force to try and push people back bit by bit and move them away from the hotel which is just a short distance behind me as you can seejust short distance behind me as you can see just pass this damage the bus stop. see just pass this damage the bus sto -. :, , see just pass this damage the bus sto . _ ., , , , see just pass this damage the bus sto. :, i, , ., see just pass this damage the bus sto. . i, , ., ., see just pass this damage the bus sto. . i, , ., :, stop. finally briefly i want to ask ou about stop. finally briefly i want to ask you about what _ stop. finally briefly i want to ask you about what you _ stop. finally briefly i want to ask you about what you had - stop. finally briefly i want to ask you about what you had heard i stop. finally briefly i want to ask i you about what you had heard from some of the other people who arrived to take part in the protest but were not part of these violent scenes we have been seeing. irate not part of these violent scenes we have been seeing.— not part of these violent scenes we have been seeing. we have heard from --eole have been seeing. we have heard from eo - le who have been seeing. we have heard from people who were _ have been seeing. we have heard from people who were here _ have been seeing. we have heard from people who were here originally, - people who were here originally, they wanted to make their voices known. you can hear shouts of yorkshire. a lot of the attention being diverted. there have been a number of people who were originally here for what they thought were legitimate reasons, to make their voices known, people being housed in

the hotels. i'm going to move a little bit further this way because of the shouting that is coming. [30 of the shouting that is coming. do move to wherever you need to to make sure you are safe. can you hear what it is are chanting?— it is are chanting? they were shoutin: it is are chanting? they were shouting yorkshire, - it is are chanting? they were i shouting yorkshire, yorkshire. it is are chanting? they were - shouting yorkshire, yorkshire. it has been one of the chance that has been used, this being rotherham. we also heard the chants of, we want our country back. one was shouting, we want to get them out. she is referring to asylum seekers who are staying in this holiday inn express behind us for about 18 months or so, so that seems to be a lot of the reason why people turned out today to a protest that was organised under this idea of making people's voices heard to the government when it is around emigration. this asylum

seeker hotel that is being used here in rotherham being damaged by people throwing items towards it. we see people who are living in the hotel looking out at the violence from a couple of floors up.— looking out at the violence from a couple of floors up. thank you, stay there for the — couple of floors up. thank you, stay there for the moment _ couple of floors up. thank you, stay there for the moment and _ couple of floors up. thank you, stay there for the moment and we - couple of floors up. thank you, stay there for the moment and we will i there for the moment and we will return to you as we continue to watch the developing situation. we are going to stay on the images from rotherham but i must point out that there are scenes of unrest in other parts of the country. i mention a little bit earlier in middlesbrough we have seen scenes of unrest and people pushing back against police as well. let's speak to labour mp for middlesbrough and thornaby east, andy mcdonald. thank you forjoining us. first of

all, what is the latest on the situation in middlesbrough as you understand it? it is situation in middlesbrough as you understand it?— understand it? it is 'ust rampant chaos and sheer_ understand it? it isjust rampant chaos and sheer wanton - understand it? it isjust rampant i chaos and sheer wanton vandalism understand it? it isjust rampant - chaos and sheer wanton vandalism and thuggery. i have never seen anything like it in my life, it is a really dark day for my town, and to see these people gather at the cenotaph, our revered monument to those who lay down their lives to fight fascism, and they gather around with union flags and st george's flags, they are not patriots, and what they are doing in my town right now is destroying taxis, they are burning cars, they are attacking police officers and attacking residents. they are randomly running across the town attacking people. our university is under attack. this is the most dreadful day and they should hang their heads in shame and

remember what the prime minister has just said. he will make sure they will face the full force of the law, however long it takes. some have already been arrested but each and every one of them is going to have to face up to what they do. they are enjoying this. how can you possibly enjoying this. how can you possibly enjoy destroying your own community? this has been whipped up for so many years and there are a lot of people who bear responsibility for having done that. we are in a very dangerous place right now. t done that. we are in a very dangerous place right now. i will come back _ dangerous place right now. i will come back to — dangerous place right now. i will come back to that _ dangerous place right now. i will come back to that in _ dangerous place right now. i will come back to that in the - dangerous place right now. i will come back to that in the moment but just going back to the point you made about anyone found to doing that well face the full force of the law, we know that is what the prime minister has just said, law, we know that is what the prime minister hasjust said, are law, we know that is what the prime minister has just said, are the resources there in order to be able to do that?— to do that? these idiots are all on camera and _ to do that? these idiots are all on camera and cleveland _

to do that? these idiots are all on camera and cleveland police - to do that? these idiots are all on camera and cleveland police will. camera and cleveland police will make the determination to locate, apprehend, charge and prosecute each and every one of them. they are going to face the consequences of their actions and they will regret it bitterly because of the courts will come down on these yobs, these dogs, like a tonne of bricks, and they are going to bitterly regret they are going to bitterly regret the day they thought this was such a good idea, and they are going to have to look the people of middlesbrough in the eye and explain why it is they decided to destroy our community and attack our own people. we are a harmonious place, we have a long history of people working together, living together. sorry to jump in, working together, living together. sorry tojump in, i want to working together, living together. sorry to jump in, i want to find working together, living together. sorry tojump in, i want to find out a little bit more about what could have been done to prevent this,

because you say that this is something that responsibility lies, but what could have been done to stop this happening because there will be people in middlesbrough who have felt scared about what is going on, there will be buildings and businesses worried about the damage. what could have been done to stop it getting to the stage? t am what could have been done to stop it getting to the stage?— getting to the stage? i am afraid this has been _ getting to the stage? i am afraid this has been building _ getting to the stage? i am afraid this has been building for - getting to the stage? i am afraid this has been building for such i getting to the stage? i am afraid this has been building for such a| this has been building for such a long time, people deliberately fanning the flames of racism and prejudice, and this is where you end up. i look to our police force, they are doing the most magnificentjob and they are being attacked for doing thejob of and they are being attacked for doing the job of protecting us and they are being attacked for doing thejob of protecting us in protecting our homes and businesses, and tomorrow we are going to have to clean the place up, but the resilience of the people of middlesbrough, they will come back from this much stronger. what middlesbrough, they will come back from this much stronger.— from this much stronger. what has our from this much stronger. what has your government _ from this much stronger. what has your government done _ from this much stronger. what has your government done to - from this much stronger. what has your government done to stop - from this much stronger. what has i your government done to stop those flames are being fanned over the past few years in opposition? taste

past few years in opposition? we have past few years in opposition? - have constantly called out racism and prejudice throughout, and ijust look at what is going on now. let's not look at politicians in opposition or in government, some of those on the fringes have whipped this up, but we have had the rightward shift, i don't deny that. and that has been exacerbated in recent years. but we have had an outgoing conservative government who are only too pleased and too happy to embrace some of these philosophies, because they thought it would give them political gain. this is what happens when you do that. that is why we are in this position today and it is notjust in middlesbrough but right across the country. we have to now take a breath when we can, but it is

important we focus on bringing our communities together and rebuilding social cohesion because it has been dealt such a terrible blow. i am sorry to interrupt you, but let's not look beyond the thuggery of the end they are criminals. you not look beyond the thuggery of the end they are criminals.— end they are criminals. you have made that _ end they are criminals. you have made that point _ end they are criminals. you have made that point already - end they are criminals. you have made that point already but - end they are criminals. you have| made that point already but what end they are criminals. you have i made that point already but what i want to know is what you and your government are going to be doing to confront the far right and to deal with this because it is all very well highlighting the problem. your party is in government, what are you going to do about it? we party is in government, what are you going to do about it?— going to do about it? we are in government — going to do about it? we are in government and _ going to do about it? we are in government and it _ going to do about it? we are in government and it is _ going to do about it? we are in government and it is our - going to do about it? we are in government and it is our task i going to do about it? we are in - government and it is our task now, it falls to us to not only deal with the consequences but address of the very issue you talking about. we have to repair our country because it is deeply wounded by the terrible events, but it is the underlying causes that have brought notice to this place, but there is no excuse for these people. we can pick up the

challenge to rebuild and absolutely build social cohesion. it is absolutely imperative. it is the most important thing.- absolutely imperative. it is the most important thing. there is no arr ument most important thing. there is no argument with — most important thing. there is no argument with how _ most important thing. there is no argument with how important - most important thing. there is no argument with how important it i most important thing. there is no | argument with how important it is. the challenge now is knowing how to actually do that. we will have to leave it there. andy mcdonald, labour mp for middlesbrough and thornaby east. let's speak to humza yousaf, former first minister of scotland and leader of the scottish national party. thank you forjoining us. just to say we are still showing viewers the live images from rotherham, just to keep across the developments. ijust want to get your reaction now on the events of the past few days. first of all let's —

events of the past few days. first of all let's call _ events of the past few days. first of all let's call it _ events of the past few days. first of all let's call it for _ events of the past few days. first of all let's call it for what - events of the past few days. first of all let's call it for what it - events of the past few days. t5 “st of all let's call it for what it is. these are not protests, these are not demonstrations, these are far right race riots. these are programmes against muslims and people of colour and i would challenge anyone including the bbc that i have a lot of respect for in terms of the framing of what we are seeing. we are framing it as protesters versus counter protesters and that is not right. we are seeing violent race riots and those who are protesting against those race riots. i am going to have to enter up to you because that is part of the problem. there are a lot of people who have been saying that they want to be able to express their opposition to immigration, even in the form of protest, and while they do not want to have anything to do with the violence we are seeing they feel it is only fair they should be able to express those views and

lawful protest, and by tarring everyone with the same brush you are simply fuelling the problem. that everyone with the same brush you are simply fuelling the problem.— simply fuelling the problem. that is not what you're _ simply fuelling the problem. that is not what you're talking _ simply fuelling the problem. that is not what you're talking about. - simply fuelling the problem. that is not what you're talking about. you | not what you're talking about. you have not had me on andy mcdonald on this programme to talk about peaceful protesters. you're talking about violence that you're seeing at about violence that you're seeing at a hotel in rotherham, almost set alight. it is the nazi salutes we see on the streets, the attacking of mosques, the beating of black and asian and muslim people. i agree with the prime minister, far right violence thuggery, and people protesting that. so the framing of the language is exceptionally important. what else i would say is this is not happening in a vacuum. we have seen far right beliefs and islamophobia mainstreamed into their political beliefs notjust for years but for decades. instead of confronting the far right what politicians have done too often is apiece the far right and adopt their language and now we are seeing the

consequences of that being played out in the most violent and thuggish way on the streets of england and other parts of the uk. itruihat way on the streets of england and other parts of the uk.— other parts of the uk. what does confronting _ other parts of the uk. what does confronting the _ other parts of the uk. what does confronting the far _ other parts of the uk. what does confronting the far right - other parts of the uk. what does confronting the far right look - other parts of the uk. what does confronting the far right look like you what does that involve? it is easy to say but what does it look like in practice?— easy to say but what does it look like in practice? first and foremost when politicians _ like in practice? first and foremost when politicians talk _ like in practice? first and foremost when politicians talk about - like in practice? first and foremost when politicians talk about the - like in practice? first and foremost when politicians talk about the full| when politicians talk about the full force of the law, let's see that. i have not seen the full force of the law. in terms of individuals in rotherham we have seen the police and somehow the rioters find their way to smashing windows... more than 100 arrests have _ way to smashing windows... more than 100 arrests have been _ way to smashing windows... more than 100 arrests have been made already. i 100 arrests have been made already. sorry, just on that point where you are saying you can't see the full force of the law being imposed, there have been arrests made. the images we are seeing are not of people arrested. that images we are seeing are not of people arrested.— people arrested. that is the law artiall people arrested. that is the law partially being _ people arrested. that is the law partially being applied. - people arrested. that is the law i partially being applied. politicians are talking about the full force of the law. make sure that is seen and

felt on the streets. what i also suggested as prescribing far right organisations, banning far right organisations, banning far right organisations and making sure use the powers you have under the terrorism act 2000 to make sure these organisations, the english defence league, the proxies and offshoots, making sure that they are banned in law. thejob of politicians in terms of the political discourse when it comes to confronting the far right, what we should be seeing as politicians using the evidence in front of them and making a positive case for migration because virtually every study under the sun, notable peer—reviewed study tells us, that migrants have contributed to a country over years and decades to the economy, to academia, to all walks of life. migrants have contributed and we haven't made that case, politicians haven't made that case, politicians haven't made that case i am afraid forcefully enough.

when we had economic decline largely down to the failures of a number of politicians, we had an economic decline and the easier for those in power at point to the other, to point the finger of blame towards them. confrontation isn'tjust about them. confrontation isn'tjust about the law. them. confrontation isn't 'ust about the law. , :, , :, them. confrontation isn't 'ust about the law. , :, , ., the law. sorry to 'ump on but i want to fit in as _ the law. sorry to 'ump on but i want to fit in as much — the law. sorry tojump on but i want to fit in as much as _ the law. sorry tojump on but i want to fit in as much as we _ the law. sorry tojump on but i want to fit in as much as we can. - the law. sorry tojump on but i want to fit in as much as we can. i - the law. sorry tojump on but i want to fit in as much as we can. i want i to fit in as much as we can. i want to fit in as much as we can. i want to go back to the point you made about wanting to proscribe organisations such as the edl. the edl as an organisation has ceased to exist in any kind of formal sense. now it is more about the ideas being spread on social media. so proscribing organisations simply moves the problem to another arena, drives the problem into something much less easy to get a handle on. first and foremost social media companies have a responsibility. they don't do nearly enough. the

platform formerly known as twitter is quite frankly a cesspit for the dissemination of this information and it has been for many years, particularly since elon musk took over. so regulating social media companies tighter than they already are is absolutely part of tackling and confronting the disinformation that has led to the race riots we have seen. and it is notjust about prescribing the english defence league in whatever form they exist, but the terrorism act allows you to target the offshoots in the proxies which are undoubtedly behind this organised thuggery, the organised race riots we are seeing right across the united kingdom. so not one single silver bullet, there has to be full application of the law, there has to be confrontation of the ideology which i would suggest is something we need to do more within the law, and that actually has to be

an understanding of wires are so many men, particularly young men, being attracted these ideas? t being attracted these ideas? i understand all the points you are making about what has to be done. in your time in a position of power, what did you do towards it? t your time in a position of power, what did you do towards it? i don't think there — what did you do towards it? i don't think there was _ what did you do towards it? i don't think there was another _ what did you do towards it? i don't think there was another politician l think there was another politician who spoke out about the far right as much as i did, notjust in my time as first minister but frankly to something i have continued to do whether i am a politician and have a platform or not. but also what we did collectively, and this goes to my point about tackling the ideology, across the scottish parliament we have, and across political parties, spoken positively about migration in the scottish parliament. the latest surveys we have show that people have in scotland a more positive view of migration, and that is not everyone but i do believe if you had a politician and in government or in

opposition, making the case forcefully for the positives of migration and tackling some of the disinformation and rhetoric of the far right that has been adopted by the likes of nigel farage, by suella braverman, by louis anderson, elected mps, some in very senior positions formally. fight! elected mps, some in very senior positions formally.— elected mps, some in very senior positions formally. and they are not here for us — positions formally. and they are not here for us to _ positions formally. and they are not here for us to be _ positions formally. and they are not here for us to be able _ positions formally. and they are not here for us to be able to _ positions formally. and they are not here for us to be able to put - positions formally. and they are not here for us to be able to put it - positions formally. and they are not here for us to be able to put it to i here for us to be able to put it to them. t here for us to be able to put it to them. ,., here for us to be able to put it to them. ,. ., , here for us to be able to put it to them. ., , ._ ., them. i will debate them any day of them. i will debate them any day of the week on — them. i will debate them any day of the week on bbc— them. i will debate them any day of the week on bbc if— them. i will debate them any day of the week on bbc if you _ them. i will debate them any day of the week on bbc if you like. - them. i will debate them any day of the week on bbc if you like. suella| the week on bbc if you like. suella braverman said islamist are taking over. :, , braverman said islamist are taking over. . , ., over. that is something we would want to address _ over. that is something we would want to address and _ over. that is something we would want to address and take - over. that is something we would want to address and take up i over. that is something we would want to address and take up with | over. that is something we would i want to address and take up with her directly. humza yousaf, former first minister of scotland and leader of the scottish national party, thank you for your time and thank you for holding on so we could speak to you. much appreciated. tiffany lynch is deputy national chair of the police federation of england and wales. we can speak to her life now. thank

you forjoining us. first of all i want to get your reaction to something the government has been saying now for the past couple of days which is that police forces have the resources they need to be able to deal with the situation at the moment. d0 able to deal with the situation at the moment-— able to deal with the situation at the moment. , :, ., ., the moment. do you agree with that? absolutel . the moment. do you agree with that? absolutely- we _ the moment. do you agree with that? absolutely. we have _ the moment. do you agree with that? absolutely. we have the _ the moment. do you agree with that? absolutely. we have the capability i absolutely. we have the capability of our fully trained police service across the country. 43 forces, we have the mobilisation to be able to put out the officers that will be working 24—7, 365 days of the year for the sort of incident. t working 24-7, 365 days of the year for the sort of incident.— for the sort of incident. i don't know if you — for the sort of incident. i don't know if you can _ for the sort of incident. i don't know if you can hear _ for the sort of incident. i don't know if you can hear me i for the sort of incident. i don't know if you can hear me ok i for the sort of incident. i don't. know if you can hear me ok but for the sort of incident. i don't - know if you can hear me ok but when you are looking at the scenes now, viewers are seeing images from rotherham a little earlier, we have been seeing images from around the country were similar incidents are happening. what impact is that

having on the police, notjust in terms of their resources but in terms of their resources but in terms of their resources but in terms of how they can manage things? absolutely, and i was going to follow up on the previous question. we don't have an infinite number of police officers and we have been banging on about that for the longest while so what will happen as these officers will be coming off of these officers will be coming off of the streets, coming from neighbourhoods and other departments to fulfil these deployments. so what is then happening as they are also then being backfilled, we have police officers having rest days cancelled, coming back from annual leave to cover these shifts, so that we have got that capability. and in essence the day—to—day policing, burglaries that are taking place, domestic violence incidents, the assaults and anti—social behaviour, we have to prioritise and at the moment this is the priority. so in effect our communities are being let down because they are not getting

their crimes and incidents attended are investigated in a swift manner for which they deserve. hour are investigated in a swift manner for which they deserve. how much of an im act for which they deserve. how much of an impact and _ for which they deserve. how much of an impact and backlog _ for which they deserve. how much of an impact and backlog that _ for which they deserve. how much of an impact and backlog that will- an impact and backlog that will have? it has been days so far of a huge amount of police resource on theirs. how long are we likely to see the ramifications of that in the days and weeks ahead? the see the ramifications of that in the days and weeks ahead?— see the ramifications of that in the days and weeks ahead? the 'obs are not bein: days and weeks ahead? the 'obs are not being neglected, i days and weeks ahead? the 'obs are not being neglected, it i days and weeks ahead? the 'obs are not being neglected, it is i days and weeks ahead? the jobs are not being neglected, it isjust - not being neglected, it is just going to take them longer to get round to it. we have the wonderful support of our police communities, our special constabulary side, and we will be utilising all additional support to actually get those incidents attended and dealt with. but it is not going to be as swift. like i say, we have not got an infinite amount of officers there. this is a national priority for which we have got to deal with and attend. ' :, , which we have got to deal with and attend. a, , , : which we have got to deal with and attend. , , : , , attend. tiffany lynch, deputy national chair _ attend. tiffany lynch, deputy national chair of _ attend. tiffany lynch, deputy national chair of the - attend. tiffany lynch, deputy national chair of the police i national chair of the police federation for england and wales,

thank you. let's speak to our reporter phil norton in bolton. another location where there has beenin another location where there has been in rest. phil, what is the latest? , ., , , , latest? yes, there has been unrest here. it latest? yes, there has been unrest here- it has — latest? yes, there has been unrest here. it has dispersed _ latest? yes, there has been unrest here. it has dispersed in _ latest? yes, there has been unrest here. it has dispersed in the i latest? yes, there has been unrest here. it has dispersed in the past i here. it has dispersed in the past hour or so, here. it has dispersed in the past hour orso, but in here. it has dispersed in the past hour or so, but in the last few moments there have been a few little pockets of disorder thatjust broke out and they have been jumped upon ljy out and they have been jumped upon by the police who did a good job of moving them away to the point where we are here now. this was a day that was billed as a peaceful march from one o'clock and four round about half an hour it was quite peaceful. there was a small counterprotest, a pro—british march on one side of the town hall here and counterprotest on the other side of the town hall. it was round about half past one, half an hour into the proteas, when there was a bit of a flashpoint. 350 members of the asian community came up members of the asian community came up tojoin the

members of the asian community came up to join the counterprotest, but in doing so they charged up to the police line on that side and that is where things really started to get a bit heated and very, very tense. the police had to kit out in all their riot gear and they had their batons raise, the police horses were brought in. there were chants of allahu akbar to other protesters and the other protesters were shouting offensive slogans back as well. that is where the protest then spilled into the surrounding town centre streets here in bolton. they were charging around some of the streets. the police were trying to keep up with both sides of this protest and in one particular stjust round the corner from where we are standing now is where there was a real flashpoint. they came within metres of each other. things were being thrown, fireworks were being set off, bits of broken tiles and wall were being thrown around at one point. i have also seen cricket bats and baseball bats being taken of

people by the police here. but it has to be said that the extensive piece of operation that took place here did a really good job of keeping them all apart. greater manchester police are here in numbers and they told us they are happy with the way things have gone so far. things are largely whitening down, there are still a few pockets they are keeping an eye on. at one point this afternoon everyone was brought back into the town centre here and it was very tense and that is when we heard the police themselves had been given extra powers to be able to ask people to remove face coverings and masks. many of the protesters were hiding their faces and many of the protesters were hiding theirfaces and hiding their identity, so the police had been given these extra powers to try and remove some of these face coverings from people to help with the policing of this operation. others say round about an hour or so everybody was moved to a nearby park

from the counterprotest. it was largely peaceful. there were a few times when people, bystanders, i saw throwing drinks and some of the counter protesters as they were moved away. afterwards i spoke to one councillor in the past hour he was with that counterprotest. he told me he was pleased they had sent a very strong message here today from the community. he said there was no place for this division or racism in bolton, norfor that matter, he said, in the rest of the country. matter, he said, in the rest of the count . :, matter, he said, in the rest of the count . . ., ~ matter, he said, in the rest of the count . . ., ,, , :, ., , country. paul, thank you. that is our reporter _ country. paul, thank you. that is our reporter phil _ country. paul, thank you. that is our reporter phil norton - country. paul, thank you. that is our reporter phil norton in i country. paul, thank you. that is i our reporter phil norton in bolton, another sight of some of the unrest that we have seen in places dotted around england. we can show you neither seen live in rotherham where again you can see the riot police lined up there. they have been there for a couple of hours now. i got the latest figures on the number of arrests being made. my colleague mickjohnson is in the studio with

me. next, we have an update. we mick johnson is in the studio with me. next, we have an update. we have an u date me. next, we have an update. we have an update from — me. next, we have an update. we have an update from the _ me. next, we have an update. we have an update from the national— me. next, we have an update. we have an update from the national police i an update from the national police chiefs' council and they said since saturday night police have made 147 arrests across the country and that number is expected to rise. that is from dj harrington, the chair of the council. he blamed disinformation for driving what he described as the appalling violence, adding that often posts were being shared and amplified by high—profile social media accounts. he also had a warning for those involved in the protests, this warning from police forces, that even if there have been only a handful of arrests made at this protest, they are following up on intelligence and the national police chiefs' council says detectives and neighbourhood officers are working around the clock to identify and apprehend those involved and he says, make no

mistake, if you haven't had a knock on the door yet, your time will come. that is 147 arrests across the country so far, but in that statement the national police chiefs' council say they do expect that number to rise. the chiefs' council say they do expect that number to rise.— chiefs' council say they do expect that number to rise. we are seeing those analyse _ that number to rise. we are seeing those analyse images _ that number to rise. we are seeing those analyse images if _ that number to rise. we are seeing those analyse images if you - that number to rise. we are seeing those analyse images if you are i those analyse images if you are watching from home and what you are seeing on your screens is the situation in rotherham at the moment, the live scene there. we saw a row of riot police who have been in position for a while. there was a little bit of movementjust now. nick, as we said, this unrest that is happening in rotherham at the moment, we heard from our reporter film norton in bolton, talking about the situation there. remind us where else things like this are happening. there are three main pockets of unrest this afternoon at this stage.

one is in rotherham in south yorkshire. we have seen protesters target a holiday inn hotel on the outskirts of rotherham where we believe asylum seekers have been housed for the past 18 months or so. those images we have been showing threat this afternoon in the initial stages of that protest showed demonstrators launching projectiles towards the hotel. we have seen a number of windows broken on the outside of that hotel. we then saw protesters outnumbering police there. we saw a bin being set on fire outside one of the entrances of the hotel. we understand the number of protesters managed to get inside the hotel. we don't know how many. we also don't know how many migrants are currently being housed in that hotel, although we have seen images of people looking out from those hotel rooms. then a short time after

those protesters managed to gain entrance to the hotel the police arrived in much larger numbers. we did see a police officer stagger away from the hotel, being supported by his colleagues, and it clearly did look like he had been heard. but now it appears that the police have arrived in large numbers and as we are seeing on those pictures now there is a large line of police officers keeping those protesters away from the hotel. we heard from our reporter there that there is still a group that is trying to goad on police officers and launch things towards them. that is number one. number two, towards them. that is number one. numbertwo, middlesbrough, a city towards them. that is number one. number two, middlesbrough, a city in the north—east of england. we have seen estimates of around 300 protesters marched through the city in middlesbrough, launching things towards police officers. in the last few minutes we have heard from andy mcdonald the mp for middlesbrough,

who has described the situation in his time this afternoon as rampant chaos. he said this is a really dark day for the town. he was particularly exercised with gatherings at the cenotaph. we are seeing those pictures now of people in middlesbrough town centre and police having to intervene to stop violence. , , . , police having to intervene to stop violence. , , : , ., :, ., violence. these pictures are from a little earlier. _ violence. these pictures are from a little earlier. we _ violence. these pictures are from a little earlier. we have _ violence. these pictures are from a little earlier. we have also - violence. these pictures are from a little earlier. we have also seen i violence. these pictures are from a little earlier. we have also seen onj little earlier. we have also seen on social media _ little earlier. we have also seen on social media some _ little earlier. we have also seen on social media some suggestion i little earlier. we have also seen on social media some suggestion that| social media some suggestion that windows have been broken at teesside university in middlesbrough. we heard the labour mp andy mcdonald talk about teesside university and how that had been targeted. we heard from cleveland police in middlesbrough that so far nine arrests have been made. then the third pocket of unrest we have seen today has been in bolton and greater manchester. we heard from our reporter a short while ago. he said that while the protest started peacefully for the first half hour

or so, the situation very much changed when a group of counter protesters appeared to charge towards the main anti—immigration protest and police forces had to get involved. in bolton we have also seen extra powers that have been put in place by greater manchester police, a dispersal order, and the requirement for people to remove theirface requirement for people to remove their face coverings if they are asked to do so. we their face coverings if they are asked to do so.— their face coverings if they are asked to do so. . . , ., asked to do so. we have been hearing reaction from — asked to do so. we have been hearing reaction from a _ asked to do so. we have been hearing reaction from a few— asked to do so. we have been hearing reaction from a few sides _ asked to do so. we have been hearing reaction from a few sides of _ asked to do so. we have been hearing reaction from a few sides of the i reaction from a few sides of the political spectrum, where many seem to be agreeing that there is a problem and that karma needs to be brought in and that issues such as misinformation and fake news going around, that needs to be tackled. but it is a question of how that is tackled. :, , ~ :, tackled. that is right. we have heard from _ tackled. that is right. we have heard from the _ tackled. that is right. we have heard from the prime - tackled. that is right. we have heard from the prime minister| tackled. that is right. we have i heard from the prime minister who has put in no uncertain terms and

has put in no uncertain terms and has described these this violence is far right thuggery and that has been echoed by other politicians as well. sarah champion, the mp for rotherham, and yvette cooper, the home secretary. we heard from the shadow government as well and some of the conservative leadership contenders. james cleverly said they could not be any excuse, justification or rationale for that behaviour outside that rotherham hotel. he said they should be condemned by everybody and those taking part should expect to be met with the full weight of the law. we have also heard from another conservative leader contender, tom tugendhat, and he said the behaviour in rotherham was a poor and we have to put an end to the violence and disorder plaguing our streets. the government must use all the available resources to punish those responsible. we have heard from the prime minister and other government sources over the past few days that minorities in this country who feel

they are being targeted need to be kept safe. now we have heard from the home office that it has announced a new security scheme for mosques. mosques that are at risk of violent disorder will now be able to request rapid response personnel for their security. tie request rapid response personnel for their security-— their security. he mentioned the olitical their security. he mentioned the political reaction. _ their security. he mentioned the political reaction. we _ their security. he mentioned the political reaction. we heard i their security. he mentioned the| political reaction. we heard from keir starmer in the past hour, so let's remind you of what sir keir starmer said in a statement from downing street about the violence. t downing street about the violence. i utterly condemn the far right thuggery we have seen this weekend. be in no doubt, those that have participated in this violence will face the full force of the law. the police will be making arrests. individuals will be held on remand. charges will follow and convictions will follow. i guarantee you will regret taking part in this disorder,

whether directly, or those whipping up whether directly, or those whipping up this action online and then running away themselves. this is not a protest, it is organised violent, thuggery, and it has no place on our streets or online. right now there are attacks happening on hotel in rotherham, marauding gangs intent on marauding or worse. windows smashed, fires set ablaze, residents and staff in absolute fear. there is no justification, none, for taking this action, and all right minded people should be condemning the short violence. —— this sort of violence. people in this country have a right to be safe and yet we have seen muslim communities targeted, attacks

on mosques, minority community singled out, nazi salutes in the street, attacks on the police, wanton violence alongside racist rhetoric, so, no, iwill not wanton violence alongside racist rhetoric, so, no, i will not shy away from calling it what it is, far right thuggery stop to those who feel targeted because of the colour of your skin or your faith, feel targeted because of the colour of your skin or yourfaith, i know how frightening this must be. i want you to know that this violent mob do not represent our country and we will bring them to justice. our police deserve our support as they tackle any and all violent disorder that flares up. whatever the apparent cause or motivation we make no distinction, crime is crime and this government will tackle it. thank you.

this government will tackle it. thank you-— this government will tackle it. thank you. this government will tackle it. thank ou. ~ , ., thank you. prime minister, we have seen hotel being _ thank you. prime minister, we have seen hotel being set _ thank you. prime minister, we have seen hotel being set fire _ thank you. prime minister, we have seen hotel being set fire to - thank you. prime minister, we have seen hotel being set fire to in i seen hotel being set fire to in rotherham today and been broken into. can you say that the police operation has been a success? what more can the government do to stop this? $5 more can the government do to stop this? : , ., :, ., ., this? as a government we have had meetinas this? as a government we have had meetings all _ this? as a government we have had meetings all weekend _ this? as a government we have had meetings all weekend and - this? as a government we have had meetings all weekend and ended i this? as a government we have hadl meetings all weekend and ended the latter part of last week with the police to make sure the necessary support and arrangements are in place. we do have standing arrangements for law enforcement which means that we can get arrests, charge, remanded in custody, convictions done very quickly. i myself was part of the in 2011 when i was director of public prosecutions and i am determined we will do whatever it takes to bring these thugs to justice as quickly as possible. do these thugs to 'ustice as quickly as ossible. ,:, ,, these thugs to 'ustice as quickly as ossible. ,, , possible. do you believe everyone takin: art possible. do you believe everyone taking part in _ possible. do you believe everyone taking part in this _ possible. do you believe everyone taking part in this disorder- possible. do you believe everyone taking part in this disorder is i possible. do you believe everyone taking part in this disorder is part| taking part in this disorder is part of the far right? do any of the scenes we are seeing at the moment give you pause for thought about

divisions in the country or how you approach other domestic policy areas? tt approach other domestic policy areas? , :, . approach other domestic policy areas? ., , areas? if you target people because ofthe areas? if you target people because of the colour — areas? if you target people because of the colour of _ areas? if you target people because of the colour of their _ areas? if you target people because of the colour of their skin _ areas? if you target people because of the colour of their skin or - areas? if you target people because of the colour of their skin or their i of the colour of their skin or their faith, then that is far right and i am prepared to say so. but it doesn't matter what the motivation is. this is violent, it is not protest, it doesn't matter what the motivation is. the motivation for the vast majority of people in this country is to see their streets safe and that is what i am determined that we will deliver. thank you. prime minister is it possible that tougher sentences could be given out tougher sentences could be given out to rioters as they were in 2011 to act as a deterrent?— to rioters as they were in 2011 to act as a deterrent? there needs to be the full — act as a deterrent? there needs to be the full force _ act as a deterrent? there needs to be the full force of— act as a deterrent? there needs to be the full force of the _ act as a deterrent? there needs to be the full force of the law - act as a deterrent? there needs to be the full force of the law and i i be the full force of the law and i think it needs to be swift. what happened in 2011 is we were able to see individuals who took part in violence arrested, charged, remanded

and convicted very swiftly. standing arrangements are in place for that and we will do whatever it takes to ensure that the message is absolutely clear, that if you are taking part in this violence, you will regret it and be brought to justice as quickly as possible. the british prime minister sir keir starmer given a statement at downing street a little earlier and for those joining street a little earlier and for thosejoining us street a little earlier and for those joining us around the world, the question he was answering about potentially bringing in longer sentences as happened in 2011, what happened in 2011 was a series in riots in parts of the country and sir keir starmer saying in response to that that people will feel the full force of the law. that is something that the government has reiterated over the past couple of days. i am going to bring in my colleague nickjohnson. we have been hearing about this reaction, saying there will be the full force of the law and the police have all the

resources they need to deal with it. but we did hear a little bit earlier about the knock—on impact this is having in terms of policing. we were hearing about... just to explain to viewers what you are seeing at the moment are like pictures from rotherham where the unrest has been taking place. going back to nick, we heard a little bit earlier from tiffany lynch, the deputy national chair of the police federation for england and wales, mentioned the police have had to cancel annual leave and this will have a knock—on effect on policing resources. indeed, and that is something police forces will have to bear in mind, certainly over the coming days as well, even though there are fewer protest. what we should point out, though, is the national police chiefs' council have not said that they have triggered mutual aid,

which is an agreement sometimes between police forces, for example south yorkshire police if it needed help from another police force like greater manchester police, they could employ this mutual aid between forces. they haven't deployed that yet. to manage the disorder over the coming days. but we have heard in the past 20 minutes or so from the national police chiefs' council talking about the number of arrests, 147 so far and they say there are more to come. mr; 147 so far and they say there are more to come.— 147 so far and they say there are more to come. my colleague nick johnson in _ more to come. my colleague nick johnson in the — more to come. my colleague nick johnson in the studio. _ more to come. my colleague nick johnson in the studio. what i more to come. my colleague nick johnson in the studio. what you i more to come. my colleague nick. johnson in the studio. what you are seeing are live scenes from rotherham where unrest has been unfolding. to follow that story there is plenty more on the bbc news website and the bbc news app and there is a live page online as well. you can follow all the developments

there online and we will continue to cover that on bbc news as well. now it is time for a bit of a pause and we are looking at the sports news. hello from the bbc sport centre. novak djokovic has won the one remaining major title that was missing from his collection. he's become just the fifth player after steffi graf, andre agassi, rafael nadal and serena williams to complete the golden slam of winning all four major titles and an olympic gold medal in singles, after a stunning win over carlos alcaraz at roland garros. djokovic went into this match having lost the wimbledon final to alcaraz last month and last year. alcaraz this year's french open champion too, but the 21—year—old didn't take any of his eight break points in an epic first set, which djokovic edged on a tie break. the second set went the distance too, but it was djokovic, at 37, who found the extra gear to win serbia's second gold of these games. meanwhile another superstar of their sport has just added an olympic title to their trophy collection. scottie scheffler has won the golf

gold for the usa after an astounding final round of 62 at le golf national. his score of 19 under par was enough to beat a number of players who started the day above him in the leaderbaord. the world number one had to wait to see if any of them could match him. but a bogey on the 17th for tommy fleetwood put the british player a stroke behind. he couldn't land the birdie he needed for a playoff and the two time major winner is now an olympic champion. japan's hideki matsuyama got the bronze. to the athletics at the stade de france, where women's 100m champion julien alfred was back in action, less than 14 hours after becoming st lucia's first olympic medallist. alfred returned for the heats of the 200 metres and took a comfortable win to book her place in the semi—finals on monday. british athletes dina—asher smith, daryll neita and bianca williams are also through. one woman who won't be competing in those semi—finals is jamaica's shericka jackson. she had withdrawn from the 100 metres to focus on the 200 metres in which she is the two—time reigning world champion. but she did not line up

for her heat on sunday. the first gold medal on the final night in the olympic pool has been won by sweden's sarah sjoestroem. she sprinted to the 50 metres freestyle title, going one better than her silver in toyko. it's sjoestroem's third olympic gold and her second in paris after winning the 100 metres title. australia's meg harris was second and the bronze went to china's zhang yufei. germany's jessica von bredow—werndl successfully defended her title in the individual dressage, an event that took place without the only other person to claim the gold since 2012, double olympic champion charlotte dujardin of britain, suspended for 'excessively�* whipping a horse. the top of the podium though was the same as tokyo three years ago, with bredow—werndl beating out fellow german isabell werth for gold, while great britain's lottie fry won bronze. it's her third olympic medal and a fifth overall in the equestrian events for britain in paris. the scheduled swim training for monday's mixed team triathlon has been cancelled for the second day in a row after concerns over the water quality in the seine.

olympic organisers made the decision because the water quality in the river seine had dropped back below the required standard after heavy rain towards the end of last week. this comes after the men's triathlon was postponed by a day last week. we are expecting improvement in the next hours. i don't have the last figures but we are expecting improvement regarding the weather forecasts. as we have seen, the sun and the heat have very positive impacts and we are working to organise the competition tomorrow. and england opener zak crawley has been ruled out of the test series against sri lanka later this month with a fractured finger. crawley suffered the injury while attempting to take a catch in the third test against west indies last week. dan lawrence will open alongside ben duckett in crawley�*s absence, with the first match against sri lanka on august 21st.

head to the website for more of those stories and the latest olympic coverage. these are live images from the scene in rotherham in south yorkshire where a protest descended into unrest and violence towards officers. there were fires burning outside a building and windows were smashed by crowds chanting phrases including get them out. we want our country back. that is one of several locations where unrest is unfolding. in the past few minutes the former prime minister rishi sunak has condemned what he calls criminal behaviour, saying the unrest is violent, criminal behaviour that has no place in our society and has nothing to do with the tragedy in southport and so the police have our full support to deal with these criminal swiftly.

hello. our sunday story so far has been a rather cloudy one and if you get to see some sunshine, it will be fleeting glimpses is depicted in cornwall. also cloud and rain for the north—west, pushing its way through northern ireland and the western fringes of scotland as well. cloudy skies generally through scotland, north—west england and wales. if we get brightness it is likely to be over south and east and temperatures could be 23 degrees, so down on the last few days. the wind will continue to strengthen into the north and west, gusts in excess of 45 an hour. the rain will turn heavy, particularly across western scotland. we could see two or three inches of rain, so a wet night here. elsewhere we will start off on monday morning with that rain lingering for a time. some of it quite heavy in north—west scotland. east of scotland should be largely dry and bright first thing in the

morning. a fairly narrow but intense band of rain will spread through northern ireland and a lot of cloud generally through the irish sea, thick enough for a spot or two of drizzle, so the east of the pennines will see the best of the brightness. with the wind direction reverting back to a south—westerly, tapping in some really warm air from the near continent and it will feel quite human again and temperatures should peak across eastern england at 26 or 27, pretty close to 80 fahrenheit. as we move through monday night into tuesday, that frontal systems still with a narrow and intense band of rain syncs steadily south. it stays quite warm in the south—east where we have had that he and an uncomfortable night for getting a good night's sleep once again. but the risk of rain first thing in the morning, great news for gardeners and growers in lincolnshire, east anglia and south—east england. it brightens up behind and pressure in

the far north—west, 16 to 19 degrees, highs of 24 or 25 possible in east anglia. but low pressure is never too far away, sitting in the far north—west and by the middle of the week that is how we are likely to see the remainder of this week are panning out. scotland and northern ireland with showers and longer spells of rain and drier and warmerfurther longer spells of rain and drier and warmer further south.

live from london. this is bbc news. around 150 people have been arrested in violent unrest breaking out in english cities — as far—right rioters storm a hotel in rotherham housing asylum seekers. and in middlesborough — crowds have broken through a police line — attacking officers and throwing objects at them. in bolton an emergency order is in place to prevent people from covering theirfaces,with many hidden behind balaclavas. the prime minister says he'll do whatever it takes to put a stop what he calls 'far right thuggery�*. i want you to know that these violent mobs do not represent our country and we will bring them to justice. these are the scenes live in rotherham — we'll have the latest from our correspondents

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