Newly appointed UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged police officers to take all possible measures to tackle the violent situation in the country following the devastating attack in Southport on Monday.
The prime minister has announced the establishment of a new national police unit to deal with such violent conditions on British streets led by far-right “thugs”, the BBC reported.
“We will take all necessary measures to keep our streets safe,” the prime minister said. “The police will work together to manage this situation.”
Starmer made the statement while condemning the attackers as “the actions of a small and senseless minority” and condemning “far-right hatred”.
“These thugs are mobile; they move from community to community, and we must have a policing response that can do the same,” Starmer said in a televised address.
He also condemned “the violent disorder, clearly fomented online”, describing it as a crime, “not a protest”.
The comments came hours after the suspect was named as Alex Muganwa Rudakubana, who was born in the United Kingdom.
The prime minister also said the government will introduce technology to recognise people involved in inappropriate activities.
“To restrict the movement of people engaged in inappropriate activities, they will rely on intelligence sharing and facial recognition technology,” Starmer said.
Starmer, meanwhile, spoke of mosques being attacked.
“Mosques are attacked because they are mosques. The far right is showing who they are. We have to show who we are in response to that,” he added.
In this regard, the Muslim Council of Britain has called for all possible measures to be taken against the frequent attacks on mosques.
“Additional measures must be taken to protect Muslim mosques,” the council said.
