'We will be watching you': Home Office warns thugs plotting disorder will face 'full force of the law' as Britain braces for summer of unrest with more rallies planned this weekend in wake of Southport stabbings

The Home Office has warned thugs plotting disorder that ‘we will be watching you’ as Britain braces for a summer of riots in wake of the Southport stabbings.

Flyers are being circulated for rallies in towns and cities including Blackpool, Dover, Nottingham, Leeds and Hull, using social media apps to call on ‘patriots’ to gather and demand ‘enough is enough’.

Home Office minister Lord Hanson told would-be rioters to ‘be prepared to face the full force of the law on this criminal activity’, as the prospect of more than a dozen more protests in the coming days looms.

He said: ‘If you are organising this now, we will be watching you. We have powers under existing legislation to stop you organising this now and to take action accordingly.’

Riots have already swept across parts of the UK including London, Hartlepool and Manchester, fuelled by disinformation spread online about the suspect involved an attack that killed three children and injured at least 10 others in Southport.

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