Marches against racism draw sizable audiences as the foreign secretary claims that protesters have forgotten "what it means to be English." Anti-racist demonstrators were out in force over the weekend, and the director of public prosecutions warned that rioters may face 10-year prison sentences. As a result, planned far-right protests did not take place. Although a few minor demonstrations ended in quick arrests, planned far-right action in towns and cities like Newcastle, Liverpool, Basildon, Wakefield, and Shrewsbury did not occur. A tiny anti-immigration rally in Yeovil was broken up by the police, who also made four arrests for knife possession and racially aggravated public disorderly behavior. Restructure In a nonviolent demonstration that drew 5,000 participants, anti-racism demonstrators in Belfast and central London attacked the headquarters of a UK party.
Police Chiefs’ Council. Meanwhile, analysis found more than 200 officers had been injured during the riots, including 93 from Merseyside police alone.
David Lammy, the foreign secretary and Labour MP for Tottenham, where riots took place in 2011, said: “The far right … has forgotten about what it means to be English.” Writing in the Sunday Times, he said: “People often ask me, as the black MP for Tottenham, one of the world’s most diverse constituencies, about the question of integration. I believe passionately that people of all backgrounds need to integrate and need to live with their neighbours.
“The far right has shown it has forgotten this need to integrate. It has forgotten about what it means to be English: the north star of our values is tolerance and our beautiful country is held together by a constellation of values it has rejected.
“Respect for your neighbours. Respect for private property. Respect for the police. Those swept up in this disorder need to integrate back into Britishness – and out of this loathsome trending online hate.”
Communities continued to rally round those affected by the riots, including a Middlesbrough carer whose car was destroyed by thugs during a riot in the town a week ago. A fundraiser for Brendan Nwabichie, who was left in tears when he returned from a 12-hour shift to find his car burnt out, has raised more than £65,000.
The organiser of the fundraiser, Clare’s Care Ltd, said Nwabichie would receive £28,000 to cover the cost of his new car and insurance.
Staff at the company who were affected would receive £1,000, local charities would receive £36,000 and the remaining amount would go to other organisations or charities.