Dozens of protests are set to erupt across the nation this week, following far-right group directives.
Members have been ominously instructed to turn up “or be cowed”. The country has witnessed a surge in brutal violence after a horrific incident where three young girls were tragically stabbed to death at a dance event in Southport. The chaos persisted into the weekend, with arrests skyrocketing to 378, a figure that’s only expected to climb, according to the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC).
Despite a heavy police presence, the violent spectacles show no signs of slowing down. A chilling call to arms was circulated amongst thousands of extremists, commanding them to “mask up” for Wednesday’s nationwide demonstrations with an alarming 39 events anticipated.
Sick online Telegram channels have been disseminating information about the actions, with a list of towns and cities as part of this call to arms.
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The group and message, the source of which are not verified, appear to tell would-be-rioters where unrest will be taking place.
Read on for the list of places named in the message, and be vigilant if you are going to be in them on Wednesday.
The list of locations is as follows: Aldershot, Canterbury, Chatham, Chelmsford, Bedford, Birmingham, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Brentford, Brighton, Bristol, Cheadle, Derby, Harrow, Hastings, Hull, Kent, Lincoln, Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, North Finchley, Northampton, Nottingham, Oldham, Oxford, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Preston, Rotherham, Sheffield, Stoke, Southampton, Southend, Sunderland, Tamworth, Walthamstow and Wigan.
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In further acts of mayhem, anti-immigrant protestors vandalised the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham recently, initiating blazes after smashing windows. About 700 rioters, some masked, launched an onslaught using pieces of wood, chairs, and bottles whilst others attacked the police with fire extinguishers, reports the Mirror.
The conflict left 10 officers wounded, including one who was critically knocked unconscious, as per South Yorkshire Police reports.
On Sunday night, chaos erupted at the Holiday Inn in Tamworth, Staffordshire, allegedly housing asylum seekers. Hooligans lit fires, vandalized windows, and hurled objects at cops, Staffordshire Police disclosed.
In Middlesbrough, that very afternoon, rowdy groups trashed residential and vehicle windows, assaulting officers with projectiles.
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43 individuals were nicked, following serious damage to the Crown Court and university buildings, says Cleveland Police. Greater Manchester Police clamped down during the Bolton commotion, commanding folks to ditch masks meant to hide their mugs.
PM Keir Starmer is being pushed to call back Parliament. Post an urgent Cobra session, he announced plans for a “standing army” of crack police units ready to handle riots.
The PM declared: “There are a number of actions that came out of the meeting. The first is we will have a standing army of specialist public duty officers so we will have enough officers to deal with this where we need them. The second is we will ramp up criminal justice.
“There have already been hundreds of arrests, some have appeared in court this morning. I have asked for early consideration of the earliest naming and identification of those involved in the process who will feel the full force of the law.”
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National Police Chiefs’ Council chair Gavin Stephens has made it crystal clear, the police aren’t “anti-protest” but certainly “anti-crime”. His words: “We are doing all we can to tackle this disorder and keep you safe. We are here to protect the public and keep the peace, no matter your beliefs”.