By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News
LONDON (Worthy News) – Britain was preparing for more upheaval Monday after massive anti-migration riots that a senior Conservative Party official seemed to partly justify following the killing of three girls, allegedly by the teenage son of Rwandan parents.
Police have denied a connection to Islamic extremism and say the 17-year suspect was born in Britain.
Yet, Worthy News learned Monday that a senior Conservative Party statement seemed to justify some of the activities of anti-migration rioters in recent days before it was removed from the website.
The statement by Donna Jones, the Conservative police and crime commissioner (PCC) for Hampshire, was a response to the rioting that has taken place in numerous towns and cities, including London, since the murder of three girls in Southport.
It was removed this weekend without explanation, but not before it attracted widespread condemnation on social media.
Jones acknowledged that the rioting and civil unrest “has escalated to a worrying level.” She also noted that “the behavior of some of those protesting has been extremely violent, highly distressing, and absolutely criminal.”
CONDEMNING PM
But she then condemned new Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and appeared to justify those who claim he is pushing a “two-tier” approach to policing, going hard on what he views as “the far right” but not left-wing protesters.
Jones said: “The announcement of the prime minister’s new violent crime units has led to an accusation of two-tier policing, which has enflamed protesters who state that they are battling to protect Britain’s sovereignty and identity and stop illegal migration.”
Her words were branded “totally unacceptable” by former chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal.
And British Prime Minister Starmer on Sunday condemned what he described as “far-right thuggery” and said perpetrators would face the full force of the law after days of violent anti-immigration protests culminated in hotels being targeted.
The protests have spread through cities across the country, including London as well as Liverpool, Bristol, and Manchester, resulting in dozens of arrests as shops and businesses were vandalized and looted, and several police officers were injured.
On Sunday, hundreds of anti-immigration protesters gathered by a hotel near Rotherham, northern England, which Britain’s interior minister said was housing asylum seekers.
VIOLENCE SPREADING
Violent protests have erupted in towns and cities across Britain after three girls were killed in a knife attack at a children’s dance class in Southport in northwest England last week.
The protesters, many wearing masks or balaclavas, threw bricks at police and broke several hotel windows before setting a large bin close to the hotel on fire, witnesses said.
The attacker was described as a 17-year-old boy who was born in Cardiff, Wales, in 2006 after his parents, currently in their 40s, moved from Rwanda.
The teenager, who was being interrogated by police on charges of “murder and attempted murder,” was not identified in accordance with Britain’s privacy laws.
Authorities tried to play down suggestions that Islamic extremism may have been the reason behind the attack, as protesters against Islam suggested.
Assistant Chief Constable Alex Goss cautioned: “There has been much speculation and hypothesis around the status of a 17-year-old male who is currently in police custody, and some individuals are using this to bring violence and disorder to our streets.”
Yet the dozens of protests and riots in cities and towns across Britain highlighted mounting tensions here and elsewhere in Europe over the ongoing influx of migrants fleeing war, persecution, and poverty, often from Islamic nations.
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