UK prime minister condems riots, calls them 'far-right thuggery'

"This is not a protest. It is organised, violent thuggery."

UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer condemned the far-right attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham, South Yorkshire referring to it as "far-right thuggery" and vowing that rioters involved would be met with full force of the law.

[nabilfarah]

Maybe in the same manner this PM should also condemn the Israeli thuggery and stop arms sale and support to their brutal apartheid occupation

[blakbob]

Excuse me he has targeted Bangladeshi English palastinian English and Muslims . And said that Isreal has a right to turn of water and electricity . He uses anything to try and make himself look good with his lies

[Maria-EU]

Ok cool, now how about you take proper action to end the genocide

[ayshakhatun]

Why can’t the PM call these people terrorists?

[joihaque]

Thank you for speaking out and naming what it is.

[oa]

I thought he was talking about Israels actions against the Palestinians for a second

[houriarezgui]

I don't think these people have British values that they are asking for

[toddhollen]

"I condemn the far-right thugery that I have helped fuel and support for at least the last 10 months."

[kevindornan]

But yet refused to condemn 37000 people, at the time, murdered

[jgvp]

YOH MUST WAKE UP. THAT IS YOUR BRITISH CITIZENS SPEAKING. WHERE IS YOUR CONCERN

[Jaceyyyyyyy]

He has a nerve saying the word Condemn, when he refuses to condemn Israel 👀

[nahimwazir]

What a hypocrite...say this to the Palestinians.

[blakbob]

So he changed his mind ten minutes ago and in ten minutes he will change it again . He’s just drawing a tension away from this months target the two cap system and the pensioners and disabled

[jaysonecgwulf]

This is the first time I've seen a politician being honest

[Adventure-yy]

Kier Starmer please save Palestine. Netanyahu is far right and its not fair for Palestine.

[baraji]

This is a plausible bold stance. No flinching.

[azankan]

well said at last a prime minister who will stand against racism and islamaphobia

[PBRStreetGang]

He should listen to all citizens concerns, and discuss them. That would be true leadership. Its a very worrying start as prime minister

[freyfaust]

By proclaiming it to be far-right, he politicized the issue, dehumanizing the rioters, ignoring the sources and reasons for their ire.

[VS-evww]

This clown propped all of this up and now condemning it?