Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice called for all non-British rioters to be deported following two nights of unrest in a multicultural part of Leeds.
Unrest erupted again in the ethnically diverse Harehills area of Leeds on Friday night as hundreds of members of the Roma community took to the streets demanding the return of four children taken from their family by state social services.
The children’s abduction sparked riots on Thursday night, with angry residents setting off multiple fires, including burning a double-decker bus, hurling stones at police officers and overturning a police car.
Responding to the chaotic situation in Leeds, Reform MP Richard Tice said: “These riots are totally unacceptable and the full force of the law must be applied. British nationals must be punished. Non-British nationals must be deported and never allowed back.”
“We must create respect for Britain and its values,” Deputy First Minister Nigel Farage added.
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— Reform UK (@reformparty_uk) July 20, 2024
Former Conservative government minister Andrea Jenkins also called for a tough stance against the rioters, declaring that the violent scenes showed multiculturalism was “not working”.
“You can’t force people to adapt to the British way of life. I believe in the old adage, when in Rome, do as the Romans do,” Jenkins said. Said GB News.
“If people are being allowed to do this with impunity it is because we have a Labour Mayor for West Yorkshire who is more focused on waving rainbow flags and committing hate crimes than on serious crimes like this.”
“If it were me, I would send police and military there in riot gear. I would get them off the streets and stop the rioting.”
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— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) July 19, 2024
Latest statementLocal police, West Yorkshire Police, said on Friday evening that they were “continuing to respond to a serious incident of disorder in Harehills”.
Police vowed to “apply the full force of the law to those responsible” for criminal damage during the riots.
But West Yorkshire Police has faced heavy criticism on social media. picture Police officers are seen arresting what appears to be a British-born woman. Reportedly Come out to protest the riots.
Police made several arrests and said they would make “further arrests in the coming days.”
New Labour Home Secretary Yvette Cooper Said Friday: “The scenes of crime and disorder in Leeds last night, including attacks on police vehicles and public transport, were disgraceful and will have been extremely distressing for local people.”
“Those responsible must be brought to the fullest extent of the law and I support West Yorkshire Police in pursuing those responsible and taking the strongest possible action.”
