police officials over meeting with police officials over the riots, as he announces a standing army of specialist officers. i have asked for early and identification of those involved in the process, you will feel the full force of the law. as communities start to repair the damage, as "far—right thuggery". targets included two hotels housing asylum—seekers. more than 400 people have been arrested across the uk. bangladesh's prime minister resigns and flees the country, as protesters storm sheikh hasina's official residence. and more olympic glory for team gb — they win bronze in the triathlon mixed team relay after a dramatic photo finish. good afternoon, it is 2pm. i am

nicky schiller, welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has vowed the "full force of the law" will be brought to bear on those who took part in the violent protests in towns and cities across the uk over the weekend. sir keir starmer was speaking following an emergency meeting in downing street — bringing together cabinet ministers, the police and defence chiefs. 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. some have been charged and appeared in court today. this 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". 12 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. let's get more from our correspondent, ellie price. rioters claimed these streets at the weekend, but left it to others to clear up. yesterday, the main violence boiled over in rotherham... here in bolton... in middlesbrough... ..and down in tamworth. in rotherham, antiracism protesters had gathered outside a hotel where 240 asylum—seekers were inside, aware it was likely to be a target. they were soon outnumbered

by anti—immigration protesters angry at the idea of such migrants being housed in taxpayer—funded hotel rooms. chanting: yorkshire, yorkshire, yorkshire! | they were shouting, "yorkshire!" they smashed windows, lit fires and attacked police, and managed to break into the holiday inn express before being beaten back. police say 500 people were involved. they've arrested six, but expect that number to increase significantly. it was ultimately a disgusting display of thuggery, continuing well into the evening, with our policing operation only finishing around 5am. 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. but it was a similar picture in staffordshire last night too. the holiday inn express in tamworth was attacked with at least three petrol bombs and police had bricks

thrown at them. 0ne officer is thought to have a broken arm. in bolton, what started as a "pro—british march", as described online, soon escalated, as counter protesters charged towards the town hall chanting, "allahu akbar" — god is great. it became a street battle as police tried to separate the different groups. as the extent of the damage becomes clearer, there have been calls for the prime minister to recall parliament, with mp5 currently not due back to westminster till next month. this morning the government held an emergency cobra meeting. there will be a reckoning. this is not protest. it is pure violence. and we will not tolerate attacks on mosques or our muslim communities. so the full force of the law will be visited on all those who are identified as having taken

part in these activities. it's been a week since three little girls were killed at a dance class in southport. five children are still in hospital, as well as the two adults who suffered critical injuries. there was violence here too last week, but for now the streets have been reclaimed for peaceful sorrow and reflection. ellie price, bbc news. just a line now from staffordshire police. they say two people have been charged in connection with disorder in stoke—on—trent on saturday. that was one of the areas hit by the violent disorder. police in south yorkshire has condemned what they called, mindless violence outside a hotel and housing asylum seekers in rotherham. 0ur reporter jessis seekers in rotherham. 0ur reporter jess is there and sent us this report. after the violence and disorder there yesterday, the clean—up has begun. along with council staff, some living nearby came to help this morning. we want --eole to came to help this morning. we want peeple to know _ came to help this morning. we want people to know that _ came to help this morning. we want people to know that it _ came to help this morning. we want people to know that it is _ came to help this morning. we want people to know that it is still- came to help this morning. we want people to know that it is still a -

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had to flee indoors because they saw marauding mobs and finally, for the police on the ground, on the front line, taking injuries and facing a level of violence they have not seen in south yorkshire for many years. and doing it to protect us all. i’zre and doing it to protect us all. i've soken and doing it to protect us all. i've spoken to — and doing it to protect us all. i've spoken to people who were inside the hotel as the protesters broke in. none of them can speak to us on camera, but they said they were scared for their lives. they were using whatever they could find to barricade the doors, including tables and chairs and fridges. inside the holiday inn express today, the mess that was left behind as those he left everything as it was and tried to get away from the protesters. 240 asylum seekers had been staying at this holiday inn express. some here say they don't condone the violence, but they are not happy about the situation. the count is not happy about the situation. tue: country is already not happy about the situation. tta: country is already having not happy about the situation. "tt2 country is already having a conversation about immigration, the government are clearly too already talking about how they are going to get to grips with the mess left by the previous government, but let's remember, the reason why the

so—called protests, this violent disorder started was because three young girls were murdered in southport and the memory of those three young girls has been entirely eclipsed and forgotten by the behaviour we have seen on our streets. this behaviour we have seen on our streets. �* , . ., , .., , streets. as the clean-up continues here, so streets. as the clean-up continues here. so does _ streets. as the clean-up continues here, so does the _ streets. as the clean-up continues here, so does the conversation - streets. as the clean-up continues i here, so does the conversation about what can be done to prevent something like the violence and disorder seen here from happening again. jessica lane, bbc news, in rotherham. let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley who is in westminster. sir keir starmer announcing what he was calling a standing army of specialist police officers, what do we know about that? hat specialist police officers, what do we know about that?— we know about that? not a great deal we know about that? not a great deal, that is _ we know about that? not a great deal, that is the _ we know about that? not a great deal, that is the honest - we know about that? not a great deal, that is the honest answer. | deal, that is the honest answer. what the government is hoping that it is a unit of specialist officers who can basically travel around the country where they think there is going to be unrest. it is not the actual army, going to be unrest. it is not the actualarmy, it going to be unrest. it is not the actual army, it is police officers, despite the name, and the idea will be that they can almost respond

whack a mole to parts of the country where some of this unrest is happening. as well as that plan, the prime minister said he also wants people to be named as quickly as possible after they are arrested on suspicion of taking part in some of the violence we have seen in the last few days. a pretty clear strategy there from the government to introduce a deterrent by saying, if you are part of this, if you are arrested, your name will be out there in public, everybody will know it was you. also i thought it was really interesting that the prime minister was keen to talk about crimes being committed online, saying, look, if you incite violence online, it is as much of a crime in the digital space as it is doing it off—line or in real life. so i think a focus there from the government on the online space, which i expect to be developed over the next few days. it wouldn't surprise me at all if there are more talks with social media companies about how to try and

crack down on some of the things that have been going on over the last few days. that have been going on over the last few days-— last few days. yes, that is quite hard when _ last few days. yes, that is quite hard when some _ last few days. yes, that is quite hard when some of— last few days. yes, that is quite hard when some of the - last few days. yes, that is quite hard when some of the social i last few days. yes, that is quite - hard when some of the social media companies, for example, an x controlled by elon musk, out of this country? controlled by elon musk, out of this count ? , ., , ., ., country? yes, that is true, although the are country? yes, that is true, although they are still. _ country? yes, that is true, although they are still. i _ country? yes, that is true, although they are still, i suppose _ country? yes, that is true, although they are still, i suppose in _ country? yes, that is true, although they are still, i suppose in some - they are still, i suppose in some ways, they have to follow the rules of the country in which they operate in, so i suspect that is the avenue the government will try and go down. what is also tricky, frankly, aside from the stuff that might be criminal, is the mess and disinformation that the government is so worried about. there has been a lot of that circulating over the past week, a lot of false rumours and false claims that have led to further protests. that is something thatis further protests. that is something that is pretty hard to clamp down on ad might take a bit longer, to be honest, the law in that space is not particularly clear at all. that was under the criticisms of the recent online safety act passed by the last government, that it wasn't clear enough about misinformation and disinformation. so would not clear

to me at all how they are going to pursue that one, but i do think we will be hearing more about cracking down on online activity over the next few days.— next few days. also, sir keir starmer stating _ next few days. also, sir keir starmer stating criminal - next few days. also, sir keir i starmer stating criminaljustice will be ramped up and we have had the news that courts in england and wales are to be allowed to sit up to 24 hours a day to deal with these expected surges of prosecutions. yes, allowed to, it is not completely clear to me yet how many are actually going to. we have covered a lot on bbc news over the last few weeks, the fact that the current new labour government was highly critical of the last conservative government for the state that it left prisons and the court system in, so it is one of these questions i have been asking today, you want to accelerate the processing of people who are arrested, get them into court and potentially into prison extremely quickly. well, is there the capacity to do that? the government insisted it is there at the moment on the numbers of people being arrested, they think they can process them

quickly, they can get them into these court system and potentially into prison or facing these court system and potentially into prison orfacing some these court system and potentially into prison or facing some other form of punishment pretty quickly as well, if they are found guilty. but it will be interesting to see just how that pans out over the next days and weeks. �* , ., ., ,., and weeks. briefly, there have also been calls this _ and weeks. briefly, there have also been calls this morning _ and weeks. briefly, there have also been calls this morning from - and weeks. briefly, there have also been calls this morning from some | been calls this morning from some quite high profile mps been calls this morning from some quite high profile mp5 for parliament to be recalled because of course it is not sitting at the moment?— course it is not sitting at the moment? , , ., ., , moment? yes, it is not due to sit for another _ moment? yes, it is not due to sit for another month. _ moment? yes, it is not due to sit for another month. so _ moment? yes, it is not due to sit for another month. so there - moment? yes, it is not due to sit for another month. so there have been some labour mps, some conservative mps, and reform's leader nigel farage neville said parliament should be recalled. government isn't going to do that at the moment, it says that itjust wants to get on with the job of dealing with these riots. there have been a few people i have asked about those you have said the government actually has the powers it probably has needs to do everything it wants to, but let's watch this space and see what happens because if this unrest does continue for a few more days, if it gets worse or spreads to other parts of the country, it wouldn't surprise me if there are more calls for parliament to come

back. . ., . , more calls for parliament to come back. . ~ ., , ., more calls for parliament to come back. ., ,~ . , , back. nick early at westminster, thank you- _ let's speak to one of layla moran. from a liberal democrat point of view, can i get your reaction to the violent scenes we have just seen, particularly over the weekend? meiji. particularly over the weekend? well, m first particularly over the weekend? well, my first thoughts _ particularly over the weekend? well, my first thoughts continue _ particularly over the weekend? -tt my first thoughts continue to be with the families and the communities of those three children who were killed in a week ago. i mean, this horrific scene that we are seeing across the country seems to be being done in their name and thatis to be being done in their name and that is no way to honour their memories. that community is still mourning its dead and notwithstanding the fact that the disinformation and misinformation that led to the initial riots in southport have now been disproven, they are continuing to use this chaos as an example to further their

own violent ends. and i stand and the liberal democrats utterly condemn this violence, we stand with the government and indeed the leader of the opposition. we are all speaking with one voice, which is that these violent thugs do not represent our country, they do not speak for us. we don't do politics like this here. if they have grapes, they have policy issues and things they have policy issues and things they want to raise, we will stand by them in peaceful protest. there are many ways they can exercise their voice, but foreign canisters of fuel at religious buildings —— like throwing canisters of fuel at religious buildings, debasing themselves in the way they have is an utter disgrace and we absolutely have to stamp it out and on that we are agreed with the prime minister. and are you happy with what the prime minister is doing? we have had the emergency cobra meeting this morning him announcing that specialist standing army of officers that can be deployed in saying that

the process for processing people who are arrested and charged will be speeded up? who are arrested and charged will be speeded op?— who are arrested and charged will be speeded up? broadly, yes. we agree that these measures _ speeded up? broadly, yes. we agree that these measures should - speeded up? broadly, yes. we agree that these measures should be, - speeded up? broadly, yes. we agree that these measures should be, we l that these measures should be, we should be looking at. i was very heartened to hear him recognise that, notwithstanding the physical manifestation of these riots, the people on the streets, the disquiet it is causing and our brave service people, the policemen and women who are putting themselves in harms way to keep our communities safe, that there is a social media element to this. he did mention that, but i was hoping to hear a bit more about how he is going to haul in the social media giants, worked extra resource and they are going to put in behind this. we know that misinformation and disinformation continues to spread online. they are organising online and it is incredibly dangerous. so there are provisions in the online safety act for parts of the act that they can arrest

under. we need to know whether or not they have got the powers they need and i'm sure the liberal democrats, like all parliamentarians, stand ready, if necessary, to help with any new legislation that might be needed. this cannot be allowed to continue. as i say, you can have a policy debate in this country. we have a proud ancient democracy, the mother of parliaments. we know how to effect change. we don't do this stuff violently and there is a very clear distinction to be made between peaceful protest, even if one might not agree with all the points they make, and what is happening here, which isjust wanton make, and what is happening here, which is just wanton thuggery. that is not acceptable and we stand with the government when we say we will not have it, absolutely, it must stop. not have it, absolutely, it must sto. ., ., ., ~ ., not have it, absolutely, it must stop. you have talked about social media and a _ stop. you have talked about social media and a lot _ stop. you have talked about social media and a lot of _ stop. you have talked about social media and a lot of the _ stop. you have talked about social media and a lot of the protests i stop. you have talked about social. media and a lot of the protests have been organised on social media and we have had elon musk, even, claiming that civil war is inevitable in the uk, posting on

social media. when you have the person who is in charge of x posting something like that, how do you tackle the issue of social media? it tackle the issue of social media? tt is incredibly difficult. 0n tackle the issue of social media? tt is incredibly difficult. on this, we know, and when it came to the 0nline safety act, there were questions being asked about whether or not it was strong enough. and i do think that when parliament returns, whenever that may be, sooner or later, that is where a lot of the changes that might need to be made will be. but we need to first, you know, that would take time. what we need now are the social media giants to recognise, and i would ask elon musk, there is a big difference between rhetoric that is expressed on x and then x being used to organise violence. i would like to think that even he could see that difference, that there is a difference, that there is a difference between freedom of speech and when you are allowed, which we don't allow in this country, to

cause arson, to put people's lives in harms way. that is the red line. there is a clear line, i think everyone watching and everyone looking at these things knows exactly where the signs are and if x is incapable of policing itself, then we may need new legislation to do that. as i say, as a country we need that conversation at the liberal democrats will stand ready to help do that. but meanwhile, we have to send out as politicians a clear, coherent message, whether it is the liberal democrats, the labour party and the government or the leader of the opposition will stop and the conservatives. this kind of violence is not acceptable in our country, no matter what you may feel lies underneath it. violence is the line. it is not allowed, it is not how we do things here. it is not british and it must stop. find how we do things here. it is not british and it must stop. and do you think parliament _ british and it must stop. and do you think parliament should _ british and it must stop. and do you think parliament should be - british and it must stop. and do you | think parliament should be recalled? we stand absolutely ready to go into parliament at any time, but actually what i want to see above all is for

this rioting to stop. that is absolutely the top priority right now. ., , ., absolutely the top priority right now. ._ ., ~ ., ., absolutely the top priority right now. ., ., ., now. 0k, layla moran from the liberal democrats, _ now. 0k, layla moran from the liberal democrats, thank - now. 0k, layla moran from the liberal democrats, thank you i now. 0k, layla moran from the i liberal democrats, thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. let's get more detail on bbc news. let's get more detail on the violence that took place in tamworth. as we mentioned, processes targeted a hotel which was being used to house asylum seekers. —— protesters targeted a hotel. staffordshire police describing the overnight violence as "despicable thuggery". 0ur midlands correspondent navtej johal is at the hotel. i was in rotherham all day yesterday and as things were calming down there last night, they were flaring up here in tamworth and once again it was a hotel housing asylum seekers, which was at the centre of the violence. it began as a protest against the asylum seekers being housed in this hotel, but it quickly descended into violence. police officers were attacked and also the building. windows were smashed and racist

graffiti was painted on the walls, and eventually some of the crowd managed to force their way into the building. now we understand nobody inside — no staff or residents — were hurt. 0ne police officer at least, however, has been injured and we're expecting an update from staffordshire police on that very soon as well. we also understand that the asylum seekers who were living here have now been moved to a different location. but again, like we've seen with the pattern of violence, there's been a pattern where people have come along and tried to clear up — and this morning there's been a tremendous clean—up effort clearing away the glass, the debris, the damage painting over the graffiti. and the hope is that some calm will be restored. as we have been talking about... as you heard there, several mps are calling for parliament to be recalled to respond to the rioting. among them is diane abbott — the labour mp for hackney north and stoke newington — she told me why that needs to happen. i don't think we can wait weeks and weeks with this violence carrying on. there have never been

anti—immigrant riots nationwide like this before. there is a threat to property. there is a threat to life. and communities up and down the country are frightened. and i think, if we can't recall parliament, in this situation, when can we? those in parliament have got to speak up for their communities and to be able to question what steps are being taken to put an end to this violence. of course we should recall parliament. d0 violence. of course we should recall parliament-— violence. of course we should recall parliament. , ., ~ ., parliament. do you think, therefore, that the government _ parliament. do you think, therefore, that the government at _ parliament. do you think, therefore, that the government at the - parliament. do you think, therefore, that the government at the moment| parliament. do you think, therefore, i that the government at the moment is not doing enough? we that the government at the moment is not doing enough?— that the government at the moment is not doing enough? we don't know what the are not doing enough? we don't know what they are doing- — not doing enough? we don't know what they are doing. that _ not doing enough? we don't know what they are doing. that is _ not doing enough? we don't know what they are doing. that is why _ not doing enough? we don't know what they are doing. that is why we - not doing enough? we don't know what they are doing. that is why we need - they are doing. that is why we need parliament recalled, so they can be questioned on it. this is an extraordinary lay grave situation. you have got people trying to burn

down hostels where asylum seekers are cowering, you have got people attacking black and muslim people on the streets. we need to be able to question ministers on what exactly is being done and we want to speak up is being done and we want to speak up for our communities. these are racist, anti—immigrant riots and we need proper debate and proper analysis in the house of commons. tote analysis in the house of commons. we have been discussing the role of social media over the last hour or so. how concerned are you that these violent disorder and protests are being sprung up on social media and it is very hard to find out actually who is organising them, if indeed there is one single group organising it? let there is one single group organising it? ,_ , ., ., it? let me say, these are not protests- _ it? let me say, these are not protests. this _ it? let me say, these are not protests. this is _ it? let me say, these are not protests. this is violence. i it? let me say, these are not| protests. this is violence. not protests. this is violence. not protests at all. a protest is a

march. these are not protests and should not be dignified by that. as far as social media is concerned, there is a role for that, it is extraordinary how all of these violent incidents have been coordinated nationally, so we would want to debate around social media and what can be done to stop them circulating these incitements to violence. , ., ~ a home affairs correspondent daniel sandford now has this assessment on what the line at protests around the country have in common. there is no doubt there — country have in common. there is no doubt there was _ country have in common. there is no doubt there was already _ country have in common. there is no doubt there was already a _ country have in common. there is no j doubt there was already a simmering anger in some communities around migrants crossing in small boats and being accommodated in hotels like this and there is also no doubt that anti—immigrantand this and there is also no doubt that anti—immigrant and anti—muslim agitators like stephen yaxley lennon, also known as tony robinson, had poisoned the well of opinion in some areas with a mixture of propaganda and misinformation. but

there is also no doubt that the terrible events of monday last week in which alice and bb king and eight other children were seriously injured, and other adults trying to protect them all in seriously injured. that took place in southport, the riots that took place on tuesday night, outside the mosque in southport, 53 police officers injured there and that spread to this weekend with more violence, particularly at accommodation housing asylum seekers. what is not clear is how easy it is going to be to stop further scenes of violence in the coming days and at the weekend, for example. trying to deal with the root of the anger is going to be quite difficult because, as we all know, stopping the small boats has been very difficult for the last five years, so while i think everyone is hoping the violence is going to stop, no one is quite sure

it is going to. going to stop, no one is quite sure it is going to-_ it is a week since the horrific stabbing in southport which left three young girls dead and the misinformation about the identity of the attacker sparked the far—right violence. on tuesday night last week the mosque in southport was the target of the rioters. former imam at the southport mosque soyful alam says the focus should have been on the victims of the southport attack. it has been a dark week, a difficult week and the fact that we are having to talk about the violence when such a big tragedy has befallen the town and the saddest part of the whole thing is that the violence took place at a time when families were grieving and in morning and in pain andi grieving and in morning and in pain and i guess today, as i said before, it was a day that should have been a day of prayers for peace and for protection for these horrific

crimes. but unfortunately we saw very difficult and unfortunate scenes around the country. but as you said, in southport, southport is a quiet and peaceful town. it was quiet and peaceful on tuesday afternoon and unfortunately it has returned to what it was, we saw images on wednesday morning, there were powerful images to tell everybody that this is not what the town will ever accept are welcome. and it showed, and we all knew that those people who had come to the protests, they were not people, i mean, i'm not sure where they were from, but i can say quite clearly i have lived in that road where the mosque is for over ten years and i know very well that they were not local people. the local people are the people we saw on wednesday morning coming together to clean up the mess and show their solidarity. and their support for the victims of

the horrific crime on monday. find it the horrific crime on monday. and it is interesting _ the horrific crime on monday. and it is interesting that _ the horrific crime on monday. and it is interesting that the _ the horrific crime on monday. and it is interesting that the religious - is interesting that the religious leaders across merseyside have all come together to say that message that you have put, which is, these were people from outside the area coming in and the focus should be on the families that are having to cope with that horrific stabbing a week ago today. with that horrific stabbing a week auo toda. ~ with that horrific stabbing a week auotoda. , ago today. most definitely, most definitel . ago today. most definitely, most definitely. even _ ago today. most definitely, most definitely. even now, _ ago today. most definitely, most definitely. even now, the - ago today. most definitely, most definitely. even now, the real. definitely. even now, the real victims are still the families of the victims of last monday's horrific and unspeakable crime. and i think the quicker the focus can be shifted back to that, you know, the better it will be for everybody. we should be a nation in mourning and not having to really speak about anything else. but yes, everybody, it is the same message from all the religious leaders. southport is a

very quiet town and there has never been, the mosque has been there since 1994, there has never been any trouble with that mosque building, there was no trouble until tuesday afternoon. and it has gone back to normal and that is what we, i think the town, the only thing the town really wants now is just good to go back and really be left in peace to grieve in peace and to reflect over what has happened. bud grieve in peace and to reflect over what has happened.— grieve in peace and to reflect over what has happened. and on the wider issue, how concerned _ what has happened. and on the wider issue, how concerned are _ what has happened. and on the wider issue, how concerned are you - what has happened. and on the wider issue, how concerned are you about l issue, how concerned are you about the violence we have seen in other parts of england? and what would you now like to see the government do? t now like to see the government do? i mean, ithink... to be now like to see the government do? i mean, i think... to be concerned, now like to see the government do? t mean, i think... to be concerned, we have to really understand the situation. and i think at this moment in time it is hard to understand or make any sense of the situation. it is hard to see who the target is. we have seen many protests under different banners under different names. we have seen

the police, who are there on the front line, on monday, they are now facing the brunt of this deadly violence. so i think the authorities will be in a better position to really assess the situation and find out who exactly is protesting, what they are protesting about and what can be done. but for myself and the general public, it is hard to really make sense of anything at this moment in time.— make sense of anything at this moment in time. ., , ; ~ ., moment in time. that is soyful alam, the former imam _ moment in time. that is soyful alam, the former imam at _ moment in time. that is soyful alam, the former imam at southport - moment in time. that is soyful alam, i the former imam at southport mosque. a reminder of the main news this lunchtime. sir keir starmer has announced a standing army of specialist police officers to tackle all the violent protests in towns and cities in england and northern ireland. the prime minister says criminaljustice will be ramped up, following an emergency cobra meeting. you are with bbc news, it is now 2:30pm, for bbc news now with lucy hockings.

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