officials to discuss the far—right violence as some mps say. the home secretary yvette cooper promises �*swift justice�* for the rioters. more than 400 people have already been arested. lots of people have concerns and views about crime, about the nhs, about immigration, but they don't pick up bricks and throw them at the police. one week on from the deadly stabbings in southport in which the misinformation sparked the far—right violence across the uk , and the town tries to come to terms with what happened. bangladesh's prime minister resigns and flees the country as anti—government protesters storm sheikh hasina's official residence. good afternoon, it's 12 noon. i'm nicky schiller. this is bbc news. the prime minister, sir keir starmer has held an emergency response

meeting with senior police leaders as they look to de—escalate the far—right violence in england and northern ireland following the fatal stabbing of three young girls in southport a week ago today. that cobra meeting has finished in the past hour. you can see here the met police commissioner mark rowley leaving and pushing a microphone out of his way. number ten are yet to share any details about what was discussed at that meeting. misinformation about the identity of the southport attacker, spread on social media, led to far—right riots. police forces across the uk have made more than 400 arrests since the disturbances began, and that number is expected to rise. ahead of the meeting, the home secretary, yvette cooper, condemned what she called the �*disgraceful scenes of violence and thuggery�* promising �*swift

justice�* for those involved in the unrest. this is footage taken from social media which has been looked at by our team on bbc verify. it shows rioters, starting fires at a holiday inn express hotel in tamworth. staffordshire police said an officer was injured during what they described as acts of �*thuggery�*. ten officers were injured in rotherham in south yorkshire, where they had been trying to prevent a mob from storming another hotel believed to house asylum seekers. police there have vowed to find all those involved in the unrest. on saturday, there was unrest in stoke, manchester, bristol, nottingham, hull, leeds, belfast and liverpool. with more yesterday in rotherham, tamworth, bolton, weymouth, and middlesbrough. asi as i said, that emergency cobra meeting has ended in the last hour.

let�*s speak to our political correspondent nick eardley who is in westminster. next, do we know what —— who was there and what was discuss? i next, do we know what -- who was there and what was discuss?- there and what was discuss? i think there and what was discuss? i think there were a _ there and what was discuss? i think there were a couple _ there and what was discuss? i think there were a couple of _ there and what was discuss? i think there were a couple of things - there and what was discuss? i think there were a couple of things that l there were a couple of things that would have been pretty high on the agenda. 0ne would have been pretty high on the agenda. one is what police have learnt from the last few days. there were loads of talks this morning at number ten about what should be done over the next few days, an indication of the consent there is indication of the consent there is in government, that this is going to continue and there will be more unrest. as no one of the key topics of conversation will be lessons learnt over the weekend and what that could mean for the next we did. 0ne something that will be interesting to come out of this is what is going to happen in terms of social media. you are just discussing the misinformation and disinformation spreading on social media spreading over the past week or so. media spreading over the past week orso. i know media spreading over the past week or so. i know that ministers have beenin or so. i know that ministers have been in conversation with some of the social media companies about what can be done to try and address

that. i think, frankly, what can be done to try and address that. ithink, frankly, it what can be done to try and address that. i think, frankly, it is treated to do and it is a conversation that has come up to a matter a lot over the last couple of years. the last government but a piece of legislation, the online safety act which does not deal with that much with disinformation which led to some criticism. but it will be interesting to see whether the government puts any more pressure on social media companies to come up with more solution to do with some of the disinformation that has been spreading over the last few days. also interesting, we had from the south yorkshire assistant police constable saying that one of the people arrested has been charged and saying we will find you all. fine people arrested has been charged and saying we will find you all.— saying we will find you all. one of the thins saying we will find you all. one of the things that _ saying we will find you all. one of the things that the _ saying we will find you all. one of the things that the government . saying we will find you all. one of the things that the government is hoping to do is to get people through arrest, caught and potentially, into prison as quickly as possible, to act as a deterrent. you will remember that keir starmer

was head of prosecutions of england as well the last time you saw mass riots in england, in 2011. it is that in tottenham, london and spread to other parts of the country. at the time, his psyche was likely that, —— strategy was exactly that, prosecuting people quickly. that�*s what the government wants to do quickly, speaking to people in different parts of comet, i know there�*s enough space to get people to the cause quickly, to deal with these people as quickly as possible, to try to send that message again. i would not be surprised if something like that comes out of this cobra meeting in the next couple of hours. we should get more of a sense of what has happened in the next half hour or so. just to give your says what happens in west winchester —— westminster, outside number ten there is normally a day where parliament is not sitting, weakly

they will be briefing with the —— briefing with the prime minister�*s smokes in spokesman. that is happening right now but i am certain that that will be dominated by what the government is doing in the last few days, and what it would do in the next few did. you few days, and what it would do in the next few did.— few days, and what it would do in the next few did. you mentioned that parliament is — the next few did. you mentioned that parliament is not _ the next few did. you mentioned that parliament is not sitting _ the next few did. you mentioned that parliament is not sitting at _ the next few did. you mentioned that parliament is not sitting at the - parliament is not sitting at the moment but, there has been calls for it to be record but a number of quite high profile mps. it to be record but a number of quite high profile mp5. the former home secretary, priti patel and diane abbott as well as nigel farage. it is as likely to happen, do you think? do farage. it is as likely to happen, do you think?— farage. it is as likely to happen, do you think? do i think it is going to ha en do you think? do i think it is going to happen right— do you think? do i think it is going to happen right away, _ do you think? do i think it is going to happen right away, speaking i do you think? do i think it is going to happen right away, speaking to| to happen right away, speaking to people in at number ten this morning, their view what it does not need to happen right now but i do think if the unrest continues, they will be more pressure for parliament to be record. remember that parliament takes a break over summer and it does not mean that mps are not welcome but it doesn�*t mean that

parliament does not meet for another six weeks, it is not due to reconvene until the start of september. so a month from now. if that violence does continue, i do think there is a distinct possibility if there is continued unrest. i would expect to hear more from the government about some of these things over the next couple of hours. i would not be surprised if we hear from a hours. i would not be surprised if we hearfrom a senior minister in response of what happened is that cobra meeting because the government wants to be seen to be on the front foot here, despite the fact that it has been criticised by some for not holding that cobra meeting earlier. there was that press conference from the prime minister last that they where he responded to what had been going on, there was that imagining statement in number ten yesterday and the cobra meeting this morning. the new government is determined to show that they know have two deal with the crisis and listening to please and what they say about what has happened over the next few days

and what should happening daily mag happen over the next we did. there has been a — happen over the next we did. there has been a lot _ happen over the next we did. there has been a lot of— happen over the next we did. there has been a lot of violence _ happen over the next we did. there has been a lot of violence and - has been a lot of violence and disorder but there were sun peaceful protest as well. still, the underlying issue that some people are concerned about immigration and the at the impact it has on their local communities. going forward, talking to some mps, won parliament its record, because that is an issue they can discuss?— its record, because that is an issue they can discuss? everywhere we have soken to they can discuss? everywhere we have spoken to this — they can discuss? everywhere we have spoken to this morning _ they can discuss? everywhere we have spoken to this morning about - they can discuss? everywhere we have spoken to this morning about that - spoken to this morning about that issue be eight members of the audience or politicians of this —— have distinguished between the two things that is going on here. one is the rioting and violence which has been universally condemned by pretty much everybody in mainstream politics, that is what the premise that has been talking about when it was about the far right thuggery, when he talks about what it is doing to bring these just the two thugs to justice, his words. there is a

different issue, the concern that some people have about immigration. we have seen some people contacting the bbc, saying they have been to some of these photos not because of the violence, they are wide in the violence but because they think the think the issue of immigration need to be taken fiercely. there�*s a difference about people who want to have that debate about immigration that you have taken part of some of the rioting over the weekend. i suspect when we next hear from the prime minister and continually, when we hearfrom cabinet ministers, they will continue to sit exactly that. it is complete condemnation about what has happened over the next three days as some of the unrest that we have seen but yes, that broader debate about immigration. nick, thank you for the moment. i know you will go and find out if there were any words from that�*s breathing and you will come back to us with that information when you get it —— from that�*s briefing. in the last hour, you�*ve also had from

south yorkshire police. in the last little while we�*ve heard from south yorkshire police — assistant chief constable, lindsey butterfield gave gave this update. during a day and night of violence and disorder in wath upon dearne yesterday, sunday, 11th august, focussed on a hotel housing asylum—seekers, i can confirm today we have seen at least 12 of our officers injured with items such as bricks, fence posts, branches and other missiles thrown at them. 0ur police dogs suffered minor injuries after missiles were launched at them and horses had bricks, eggs, bottles and beer cans thrown at their heads. they were spat at and threats made to cut the saddles in an attempt to injure the riders. so far we have had six arrests, one in sheffield and five in rotherham, with one person already charged and before the court this morning. please be assured we expect this number to increase significantly

over the coming days. it began yesterday around 11.30am when a group of 250 arrived in the manvers area of wath upon dearne. a further group of around 500 people arrived shortly after, who we believe held far right and anti—immigration views. at the same time, a large crowd began to gather in sheffield city centre, diverting a number of force resources. it was at this point we began to see an escalation in violence in wath. hotel windows were smashed and there was a concerted effort to cause damage to the interior and serious harm to those inside. there was a particularly sickening moment when a wheelie bin was pushed against the hotel and set on fire, with the clear intent to cause serious harm to the residents and staff. it was known there were people residing and working in the hotel,

but the mindless individuals responsible had absolutely no regard for their safety. it was ultimately a disgusting display of thuggery continuing well into the evening, with our policing operation only finishing around 5.00am. i want to say a heartfelt thanks to all those involved, from south yorkshire police and the many forces who provided us with mutual aid, our partners in the fire and ambulance service and local partners for their continued support. i would also like to thank those who�*ve already sent kind messages to the force. officers have worked through the night to begin identifying those involved in these horrendous scenes. please be assured, if you were there, we will find you and you will be held accountable for your part in yesterday�*s violence. to our local communities, and particularly in manvers, yesterday was a dark day and we know this was felt across our county. 0ur priority will always be public

safety, and you will see an increase of officers across south yorkshire over the coming weeks. finally, we will be sharing a link for anyone with footage from yesterday that they wish to share with us. alternatively, you can report any information anonymously via crimestoppers. thank you. that is south yorkshire police�*s assistant police constable talking about and half an hour ago vowing to find or those are involved in the unrest. hundreds of people involved in the violence at their yesterday. 0ur correspondence has been there this morning and sent us this update. you can probably seejust behind me, they�*re boarding up the windows here.

windows have been broken. people were breaking up to fence panels and using that as weapons against the police. some of the protest is also set fire to a large weeping and they which tried to push that envy of the fire escape and this smell here is a mixture of banks plastic but also all the rubbish that was inside. in the next window there, people from inside the hotel tried to set up a barricade to stop those from outside from getting in. we understand that some people did try to get inside but no one in the hotel was injured yesterday. ten police officers however, were injured and one of those were knocked unconscious after a head injury and south yorkshire police as saying they are watching all of the footage and pictures posted yesterday and there will be finding out who was here and what exactly they were doing.

mosques are being given extra security. this is across the uk. let�*s speak to imam qari asim, a senior imam at makkah mosque in leeds. qari is also chair of the mosque and imam�*s national advisory board, an independent body here in the uk and was previously a government advisor. thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. i wonder if i can get your reaction to what has been happening over the past week. the muslim happening over the past week. tie: muslim community feels happening over the past week. tt2 muslim community feels deeply pained by the violence, threats that we have seen across the country. in particular, in some of the mosques that have been attacked and chair of the national advisory board, i have visited some of those mosques. it will be absolutely terrified and held hostage in those mosques. we have seen some of the worst criminal thuggery in recent years and at the

same time, the muslim community have been heartened by people of all faiths and beliefs standing with the muslim community. in parts of the country, there have been a human chain by people of all faiths and beliefs outside the buildings of the mosques and we joined a line between the ordinary predators who have legitimate concerns about immigration —— of the ordinary protesters who have legitimate concerns about immigration in this country. and the thugs and criminals who have expressed anti—muslim hatred and shown violent behaviour on our streets. t hatred and shown violent behaviour on our streets.— on our streets. i was in southport last week and _ on our streets. i was in southport last week and saw _ on our streets. i was in southport last week and saw the _ on our streets. i was in southport last week and saw the aftermath | on our streets. i was in southport i last week and saw the aftermath of that surveillance. but i also saw the whole community come together to repair a wall outside the mosque and they will begin food while workers were trying to put everything back together. that is showing the positive side, if there is one out

of this, what is your advice at the moment to mosques around the country? 50 moment to mosques around the count ? ., , ., 4' country? so we have been working with security _ country? so we have been working with security to _ country? so we have been working with security to deliver _ country? so we have been workingj with security to deliver workshops. the mosques are reassessing the protection measures they have in place and training volunteers to man the mosques to ensure that people do not see that kind of violence happening. if unfortunately, such violence does take place across country or mosques, people then know how to manage the damage caused not onlyjust how to manage the damage caused not only just a how to manage the damage caused not onlyjust a building, but also the terror and intimidation that it brings to people�*s lives. we welcome the scheme announced by the home secretary and i think it needs to be more accessible, more practicalfor people to apply for such funding and

it is long overdue that the mosques knew that protection from criminal behaviour and those who are radicalising extreme far right element from —— to worcester muslims. element from -- to worcester muslims-— muslims. keir starmer held in emergency — muslims. keir starmer held in emergency cobra _ muslims. keir starmer held in emergency cobra meeting. i muslims. keir starmer held in i emergency cobra meeting. what muslims. keir starmer held in - emergency cobra meeting. what would you want to see the government doing? t you want to see the government doinu ? ~ ., doing? i think we need to understand... _ doing? i think we need to understand... but - doing? i think we need to understand... but it - doing? i think we need to understand... but it is . doing? i think we need to l understand... but it is one doing? i think we need to - understand... but it is one of the most tolerant countries but at the same town, we have seen alarming levels of anti—muslim prejudice and islamic phobia in this country. what we saw on our streets, it is use of stigmatising and not recognising the anti—muslim prejudice that exist in this country, and some of the populist leaders, the sections of

the media, social media spreading misinformation about the muslim community. so it is important that we recognise the nation�*s scale of islamophobia but also that protection is offered to the muslim community because islamophobia and anti—muslim prejudice is not about protecting the faith itself, it is rather about protecting people from being demonised and hurt because of theirfaith and being demonised and hurt because of their faith and identity. being demonised and hurt because of theirfaith and identity. it being demonised and hurt because of their faith and identity. it will also be important to recognise and define what anti—muslim prejudice and islamophobia is, one of the first steps in tackling and minimising ten feet in this country. you mentioned social media —— islamophobia in this country. you mentioned social media. it has led to violent disorder and rioting in

this country. how concerned are you about what the social media companies are doing to try to prevent that?— companies are doing to try to revent that? ~ , . ., , prevent that? the muslim community is dee -l prevent that? the muslim community is deeply sad — prevent that? the muslim community is deeply sad about _ prevent that? the muslim community is deeply sad about the _ prevent that? the muslim community is deeply sad about the role - prevent that? the muslim community is deeply sad about the role of - is deeply sad about the role of social media in spreading misinformation about the missing community —— are deeply concerned. the social media filters would not usually allow about 30 deliver exciting language to be —— would not never allow certain language should be used about any other group or minority. we saw this over the course of last week, this resulted in so many police officers being injured, the police cars being burnt. the fabric of our society has been shaking up over the last few days and i think some of the elected politicians as well as those who are those in charge of social media have

a role to play and must hold people accountable who are causing disorder, criminality, violence in our country and threatening muslims or asylum seekers... t our country and threatening muslims or asylum seekers. . ._ or asylum seekers... i think we have lost their land _ or asylum seekers... i think we have lost their land there _ or asylum seekers... i think we have lost their land there but _ or asylum seekers... i think we have lost their land there but we - or asylum seekers... i think we have lost their land there but we have - or asylum seekers... i think we have lost their land there but we have a l lost their land there but we have a sense of what he was saying in reaction to the disorder that we have seen over the last couple of days. a reminder that we do have a live page up and running with the regulators from all of this communities that have been involved in the disorder —— the latest from the police chief in south yorkshire saying we will find you and take you through the courts. you can find that at bbc website and indeed, on the news app. we mention to the emergency meeting and the home

secretary yvette cooper was among those who attended the meeting. earlier, my colleague spoke to the home secretary to get her reaction to the violence. there is no excuse for offices, the looting of shops, it is totally disgraceful criminal behaviour. we should be clear, there will be a reckoning and its criminals will pay the price. they have already been hundreds of arrests and we have made clear to the police, they have our full support in pursuing all of those involved with the full range of prosecutions and penalties, including prison sentences, including prison sentences, including long—term tagging, travel bans and that should be for the full range of those who are involved in the disorder, including some of the worst violence to some of the

peripheral looting that took place as well. we cannot stand for this kind of violence on our streets. there will be a cobra meeting today and just give us a sense of the challenges that the authorities are facing. these are distinct groups come together, perhaps being linked up come together, perhaps being linked up online. haifa come together, perhaps being linked u- online. ., ., ,, come together, perhaps being linked u- online. ., ., ., up online. how do you tackle that? there are a — up online. how do you tackle that? there are a range _ up online. how do you tackle that? there are a range of— up online. how do you tackle that? there are a range of issues - up online. how do you tackle that? there are a range of issues here. l there are a range of issues here. there are a range of issues here. the first is about making sure that those who have committed these crimes do pay the price for them and thatis crimes do pay the price for them and that is why we have been clear and make sure they are additional prosecutors available and the courts are on standby, and that they are present places available as well. one of the issues will be talking about is making sure the full criminaljustice about is making sure the full criminal justice system about is making sure the full criminaljustice system response is there and ready so that they do pay there and ready so that they do pay the price. they are also obviously issues around social media, and this issues around social media, and this is really a rocket booster about the spread of missed information anti—organisation of this violence. social media companies need to take

some responsibility —— mac misinformation around the organisation of this violence. i think it is really important that none of us forget that this minority of thugs do not speak for britain, neitherfor of thugs do not speak for britain, neither for the towns of cities that they were causing havoc in. the people that speak for those stance and cities were the people who came out in the morning to clean up their communities and try and repair the damage that a small minority of thugs had done. it is really important that those communities that we hear from and support. let�*s that we hear from and support. let's talk about the _ that we hear from and support. let's talk about the practicality of what we�*re talking about., reckoning. firstly, the police response, they have talked about the fact that some areas may see a diminished response because they can�*t be in several areas at once. can you talk about the police response but also the day—to—day issues? the police response but also the day-to-day issues?— the police response but also the day-to-day issues? there are two

issues. there _ day-to-day issues? there are two issues. there are _ day-to-day issues? there are two issues. there are the _ day-to-day issues? there are two issues. there are the immediate i issues. there are the immediate police —— my immediate deployment issues and the long—term policing issues. we have made clear that we want to increase policing on our street including increasing neighbourhood policing at right across the country as that has been diminished too far. in terms of what happens here with the immediate employment, the police have additional or the trained officers that went in fact lip—read over the weekend so they do have public order police that they can draw upon the —— they do not deploy over the record. they have structured over where those of us should be deployed. i have made clear to the police that we will support them, i have asked them whether they need additional public order police or additional public order police or additional powers and we will continue to provide with that support and that will be ongoing as well because it is important they have the police in place to be able to respond, but also to be able to pursue the criminal penalties as well. . ,

pursue the criminal penalties as well. ., , ., ,, . ., , well. that is the home secretary yvette cooper — well. that is the home secretary yvette cooper speaking - well. that is the home secretary yvette cooper speaking earlier i well. that is the home secretary l yvette cooper speaking earlier this morning before that emergency cobra meeting. were still waiting for details of the from the government of what was said at that meeting four. as he is we get them, we will get to you. and defence secretaryjohn healey has been speaking to the press in rotherham this morning. let�*s take a listen. i was here yesterday, with the back—up teams, ambulance. the team who came in and helped the residents get to a place of safety as the violence started to calm down, you can see for yourselves here that this is devastating. this was an area that was seized with shock and fear throughout yesterday. the staff and residents here, barricaded in the hotel as people broke windows trying to set fire to the hotel. local residents holed up in their homes or having to flee to relatives.

for the police on the ground and the front line, they were taking injuries from a level of violence not seen in north yorkshire in many years. doing it to protect us all. it is interesting, we havejust heard someone saying where were you? we�*ve also been speaking to residents who say that they think it wasn�*t necessarily that violent and they are angry that asylum seekers are being housed here. do you think they are not being heard? we are all frustrated that this is a hotel being used for asylum seekers that is totally inappropriate for the area but nothing justifies the level of violence, vandalism, violence directed against the hotel, intimidating staff and the residents and it put fear through the rest of the neighbourhood. what can you tell us? we know now the clean—up has started, what can

you tell the people who live here about what proportions you are now going to take to keep them safe? to the residents who throughout yesterday were living with fear of the marauding mobs roaming around, we are going to have a clean—up that will start in one hour�*s time. we will try and put in place now things that will help the estate settled down, make people feel safe and settled again and that�*s going to be a priority for me and the council. what will you put in place? we will discuss that with them. what is happening to the asylum seekers? the asylum seekers have been moved to a safe location. i cannot give you the details of that.

late yesterday, they�*d been through a traumatic day. they have been moved and the staff, also, who for a couple of hours yesterday afternoon were barricaded into the kitchen, they were able to get home and back to their loved ones late yesterday afternoons. to see defence secretaryjohn visiting the scene of that surveillance. we have someone else speaking as the scene of what the room. t speaking as the scene of what the room. ., ., , room. i am horrified, every different— room. i am horrified, every different pattern, - room. i am horrified, every different pattern, from - room. i am horrified, every different pattern, from my| different pattern, from my community, from other committees. i am horrified. we saw a violent mob, 200 people of the most viral people in our society. that is not ok and there no excuse for it —— vulnerable. there no excuse for it -- vulnerable.—

there no excuse for it -- vulnerable. , ., , ., vulnerable. do you believe that it was racially _ vulnerable. do you believe that it was racially motivated? - vulnerable. do you believe that it was racially motivated? that - vulnerable. do you believe that it was racially motivated? that was| vulnerable. do you believe that it l was racially motivated? that was a far ri . ht was racially motivated? that was a far right movement. _ was racially motivated? that was a far right movement. and _ was racially motivated? that was a far right movement. and the - was racially motivated? that was a far right movement. and the far i was racially motivated? that was a far right movement. and the far it| far right movement. and the far it has always been motivated by racism. they said it would need to attack people with even less. we saw 200 vulnerable people who came here because in their own homes who have been persecuted, they came to our country but was well and diverse base. they face the attack that they might head face at home here in south yorkshire and it is not ok. i am really proud of the community here. they have come out to help, thatis here. they have come out to help, that is what we do here. we want to come together as a community because thatis come together as a community because that is what the vast majority of people want and live out every day. what sort of reassurances would you

give to the community?