Riots have broken out across the UK amid ‘anti-immigration’ protests linked to the far right with officers firing tear gas into crowds and battling thugs as they are pelted with bricks and rocks.
Simmering tensions in the wake of the Southport stabbings have erupted into protests around the country, with mayhem breaking out in Leeds, Stoke and Liverpool, where multiple officers have been injured tackling the disorder.
Unverified reports on social media suggested a man was stabbed in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. However, Staffordshire Police denied that an attack had taken place in the town, with no stabbings reported to cops or emergency services.
Footage posted online showed groups of Muslims gathering to ‘defend mosques’. Many appeared to be carrying sticks, though they said they were in the city ‘peacefully’.
Major violence unfolded in Manchester when a massive brawl was swiftly broken up by officers wielding batons after a man allegedly threw a flare. Protesters tore down fences to…