Sir Keir Starmer condemned "far-right hatred" in the wake of the Southport stabbings as he announced a new "national" response to the violent disorder linking police forces in parts of the UK.The Prime Minister said "thugs" involved in the unrest should not "pretend they are speaking" for the grieving families of three young girls killed in the initial attack.

Sir Keir Starmer condemned "far-right hatred" in the wake of the Southport stabbings as he announced a new "national" response to the violent disorder linking police forces in parts of the UK.The Prime Minister said "thugs" involved in the unrest should not "pretend they are speaking" for the grieving families of three young girls killed in the initial attack.