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UK riots: minister cautions against encouraging demonstrations as more sentencing expected – live



Nick Thomas-Symonds says politicians should not encourage peaceful protests as police forces are stretched after days of violent far-right disorder Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds has said that the government will respond to Sadiq Khan’s call for a review of the Online Safety Act.He told listeners of the BBC Radio 4 programme “Sadiq Khan’s challenge is that we quickly review it, consider it, and that’s exactly what we will do. If we need to act in relation to online safety laws – we will.” Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2024/aug/09/far-right-racist-riots-uk-politics-9-aug-live-updates

Author : Martin Belam

Publish date : 2024-08-09 08:29:58

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