Following violent protests and two nights of clashes with police across England following a horrific stabbing, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Thursday that he would give police forces the ability to work together across the UK to crack down on violent protestors.
Starmer declared, “We will put a stop to it,” denouncing the violence committed by a small, heedless minority.
The announcement followed what Starmer described as “marauding mobs” throwing bottles at police in multiple cities. It seemed that the mobs were in response to a stabbing that occurred on Monday at a children’s dance class, which left three people dead and ten injured. The incident at a summer holiday dance class with a Taylor Swift theme startled a nation where mass stabbings are uncommon but knife crime is a persistent and bothersome issue.
Despite the fact that the suspect is not a Muslim and that his religion has not been made public, far-right activists have exploited the deaths to inflame hatred toward immigrants and Muslims.
The announcement coincided with the 17-year-old boy’s first court appearance. He was named in part to refute rumors about his identity that have been blamed for inciting violent protests throughout England and is accused of killing three girls and stabbing ten others.
Axel Rudakubana’s age was cited by Judge Andrew Menary as an exceptional factor in his decision to allow the boy to be named. However, he stated that the adolescent will forfeit his right to remain anonymous when he turns 18 the following week and that keeping his identity a secret could lead to the spread of untrue information about his name and immigration status.
Menary stated in Liverpool Crown Court that continuing to block the complete reporting has the drawback of enabling others to disseminate false information in a vacuum.
The nation was shocked by the attack on children on Monday at a summer holiday dance class with a Taylor Swift theme. Knife crime is a persistent and frustrating issue in this country, although mass stabbings are uncommon. Despite the fact that the suspect is not a Muslim and that his religion has not been made public, far-right activists have exploited the deaths to inflame hatred toward immigrants and Muslims.
