Cooper condemned the “shameful actions” of politicians who tried to undermine police during the riots.
All night long, Writing for the TelegraphMinister of the Interior Yvette Cooper He said Britain needed to restore respect for its police, implicitly criticising the leadership of Reform UK and saying he would not be involved in the “shameful behaviour” of those seeking to undermine the legitimacy and authority of the police.
In the article, Cooper criticizes those who try to justify the riots on the pretext that people have “legitimate concerns.”
These attacks on local communities and police are a shameful attack on the rule of law itself. Those who claim this violence is the result of protest and discontent are merely defending criminals and thugs.
There are many people across the UK who have strong opinions about law and order, immigration and the NHS – but they are not going to pick up bricks to throw at police, loot shops, smash up cars, attack people because of the colour of their skin or set fire to buildings with people they know are inside.
She also criticised politicians who have attempted to use the rhetoric of “two-tier policing”, writing:
We will work with the police to tackle problems and improve standards, rather than criticise them from afar, and we will not be involved in the shameful behaviour of some senior politicians and commentators who have sought to undermine the legitimacy and authority of the police at a time when they need our full support to restore order in their streets.
Her article concludes, “After the damage of the past two weeks, our community has much to rebuild. It starts with respect for police, respect for the law, and respect for each other.”
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The man, 42, was arrested on suspicion of several offences including attempted arson, possessing a petrol bomb and attempted intimidation. A petrol bomb was thrown at the mosque in Co Down in the early hours of Saturday with graffiti sprayed on the front door and walls of the building. The attack has been condemned by Northern Ireland’s first minister and deputy first minister
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PA Media reports a 26-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences, including riot, arson, conspiracy to commit arson, three counts of possession of an offensive weapon with intent, and two of criminal damage.
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A 58-year-old man has been charged with possessing written material intended or likely to stir up hatred or arouse fear, and a 30-year-old man has been charged with intentionally encouraging or assisting riot, publishing written material intended to stir up hatred, sending menacing messages through a public electronic communications network, and possession of fireworks without a licence.
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Overnight, writing in the Telegraph, home secretary Yvette Cooper has said that the country needs to restore respect for its police force. In an implicit criticism of the leadership of Reform UK, she said she would not engage in the “shameful behaviour” of those who “sought to undermine the legitimacy and authority of the police”.
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In the article, Cooper also criticises those who have attempted to justify rioting under the guise that people have “legitimate concerns”. Cooper said:
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These attacks on local communities and indeed on the police have been a disgraceful assault on the rule of law itself. Those who try to suggest that this violence is about protest and grievance are making excuses for criminals and thugs.
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Lots of people across Britain have strong views on law and order, immigration, and the NHS. But they don’t pick up bricks and throw them at the police, loot shops or wreck cars, attack people because of the colour of their skin, or set light to buildings knowing people are inside.
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She also took aim at politicians who have been seeking to use the rhetoric of “two-tier policing”, writing:
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We will work with the police, rather than just blaming them from afar, to tackle problems and raise standards. And we won’t engage in the kind of shameful behaviour we have seen from some senior politicians and pundits who sought to undermine the legitimacy and authority of the police, just at the time they needed our full backing to restore order to the streets.
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Her article concludes “There is lots of rebuilding to be done in our communities after the damage of the last fortnight. Respect for the police, respect for the law, and respect for each other is where we must start.”
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Welcome to our rolling coverage of UK politics for Monday. Home secretary Yvette Cooper has said that in the wake of far-right riots in England and Northern Ireland there is a need to rebuild respect for the police, and she has criticsed senior politicians for the language they have used, she said, to undermine the police. More on that in a moment. Here are the rest of your headlines …
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Northern Ireland’s first minister and deputy first minister have condemned a racist attack on a mosque in County Down and Saturday night’s violence in Derry
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Christopher Steele has claimed there is “clear” Russian involvement in the far-right riots seen in England and Northern Ireland, and security services will be looking closely at the instigators
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The Conservatives have been accused of leaving a “legacy of structural racism” in the UK jobs market
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Consumers in England and Wales will see the amount of compensation they receive for poor customer service from their water supplier at least double under new government measures
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The number of UK drivers concerned with the state of local roads has hit record levels
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The Bank of England is poised for a setback in the battle against high inflation this week amid expectations for a first increase in the headline rate this year
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It is Martin Belam with you today. Do email me if you spot typos, errors or omissions – martin.belam@theguardian.com.
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Main Events
Writing in the Guardian this morning, Andy Beckett asks whether last week’s protests were really against racism, or just against far-right thugs.
Even right-wing media have felt compelled to report favorably on the counter-protests, when fear of being out of step with their readers momentarily overrode their instinctive prejudices. Last Thursday the Daily Express ran a front-page photograph of counter-protesters gathering in a left-wing part of London and wrote that “United Britain will stand firm against thugs”, as if the paper had been temporarily taken over by anti-racism groups.
But to understand and reverse the damage caused by the far right over the past two weeks, we need to juxtapose these pivotal, photogenic political victories alongside the less uplifting, and equally protracted, experiences people of color have had, like stores closing early or fearing to go out as if they were under a racist lockdown.
Former prosecutor Keir Starmer is putting many violent racists behind bars, but their obsession will not be so easily curbed. When the next wave of racism hits, how the state, society and media respond will reveal with startling clarity the kind of country we are becoming: one that is actively committed to multiculturalism, one that reluctantly embraces it, or one that remains fundamentally hostile.
Read more here: Andy Beckett – Were the UK protests anti-far-right or anti-racism? The answer may tell us a lot about our country
Man arrested after attack on mosque in Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Three men are due to appear in a Northern Ireland court on Monday to be charged with offences linked to the recent riots in Belfast, and one man has been arrested over the attack on a mosque in Newtownards.
A 42-year-old man has been arrested on multiple charges including attempted arson, possession of a Molotov cocktail and attempted intimidation. A Molotov cocktail was thrown at a mosque in County Down in the early hours of Saturday morning and graffiti was written on the front door and on the walls of the building. The attack has been condemned by Northern Ireland’s First Minister and Deputy First Minister.
A 26-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences including rioting, arson, conspiracy to commit arson, three counts of possessing a weapon with offensive intent and two counts of criminal damage, PA media reported.
A 58-year-old man was charged with possessing literature with intent or likely to incite hatred or fear, while a 30-year-old man was charged with knowingly encouraging or assisting a riot, publishing a literature with intent to incite hatred, transmitting a threatening message by public electronic communications network and possessing fireworks without a permit.
Reform Britain leader Nigel Farage and Elon Musk She once again acted like best friends on social media with an unelected billionaire. agree and Farage’s claim “Keir Starmer is the biggest threat to free speech in our history.”
It should be noted that the current government has yet to pass any legislation, and both the police and the courts are currently operating under laws regarding protests and publishing online statements enacted by the previous government.
My colleagues Archie Brand This morning we report further details about Musk’s decision to intervene in UK politics in recent days.
Musk has shown no signs of being willing to follow the norms of other countries where his theory of absolute free speech may not be as upheld as it is in the U.S. As Dan Mirumo, global technology editor at the Guardian, points out, “he has made the decision to reinstate Tommy Robinson and Andrew Tate, both of whom had been banned in the past.”
“You can see the direct impact of that in the influence they’ve had over the past few weeks. His own intervention since the Southport attack has arguably been the most provocative thing he’s done in the UK. I’m sure that before Musk took over, much of the most inflammatory content would have been removed, but they’re no longer moderating in that way.”
As well as engaging in a spat with Keir Starmer and personally promoting the dubious claim that the danger of rioters is being exaggerated while Muslim troublemakers go unpunished; The request was reportedly ignored He ordered the government’s counter-disinformation unit to remove posts that appear to be inciting violence.
Read more here: Monday Briefing – How Elon Musk is shaping our dangerous political moment
Deputy Leader of Reform UK, Richard TiceI don’t have much to do with the Home Secretary. Yvette CooperShe said the behaviour was “shameful” by a senior politician and an attempt to “undermine the legitimacy and authority of the police at the very time they need our full support to restore order in the city”.
This morning he posted a link to her article, adding the message: “So Home Secretary, when will the man who attacked police officers at Manchester Airport be prosecuted? That was almost three weeks ago. It’s one thing for rioting thugs to attack police, but what about airport thugs attacking police?”
So Mr Home Secretary, when will the man who attacked a police officer at Manchester Airport be prosecuted? Almost three weeks ago.
It’s one thing for thugs in a riot to attack police, but what about thugs at an airport attacking police? https://t.co/3rn2PgwB5h
— Congressman Richard Tice 🇬🇧 (@TiceRichard) August 12, 2024
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So Mr Home Secretary, when will the perpetrator who attacked a police officer at Manchester Airport be prosecuted? Almost three weeks ago.
It’s one thing for thugs in a riot to attack police, but what about thugs at an airport attacking police? https://t.co/3rn2PgwB5h
— Congressman Richard Tice 🇬🇧 (@TiceRichard) August 12, 2024
Cooper condemned the “shameful actions” of politicians who tried to undermine police during the riots.
All night long, Writing for the TelegraphMinister of the Interior Yvette Cooper He said Britain needed to restore respect for its police, implicitly criticising the leadership of Reform UK and saying he would not be involved in the “shameful behaviour” of those seeking to undermine the legitimacy and authority of the police.
In the article, Cooper criticizes those who try to justify the riots on the pretext that people have “legitimate concerns.”
These attacks on local communities and police are a shameful attack on the rule of law itself. Those who claim this violence is the result of protest and discontent are merely defending criminals and thugs.
There are many people across the UK who have strong opinions about law and order, immigration and the NHS – but they are not going to pick up bricks to throw at police, loot shops, smash up cars, attack people because of the colour of their skin or set fire to buildings with people they know are inside.
She also criticised politicians who have attempted to use the rhetoric of “two-tier policing”, writing:
We will work with the police to tackle problems and improve standards, rather than criticise them from afar, and we will not be involved in the shameful behaviour of some senior politicians and commentators who have sought to undermine the legitimacy and authority of the police at a time when they need our full support to restore order in their streets.
Her article concludes, “After the damage of the past two weeks, our community has much to rebuild. It starts with respect for police, respect for the law, and respect for each other.”
Welcome and opening summary…
Welcome to Monday’s continuing coverage of British politics. Yvette Cooper In the wake of far-right riots in England and Northern Ireland, he said respect for the police needed to be rebuilt, and criticised senior politicians for language used to undermine them. More on this later. Read the rest of the headlines…
This is Martin Bellam. If you notice any typos, errors or omissions, please email me – martin.belam@theguardian.com.
