The UK is currently seeing its worst riots since 2011, sparked by online disinformation about a deadly knife attack in Southport last week. What is the Labour government doing to quell the unrest and what does this indicate about the socio-economic discontent within British society? Dr Benjamin Barton of the University of Nottingham Malaysia weighs in.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam

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Categories:  politics,  international,  controversies,  government

Tags:  uk riots,  UK labour government,  english defence league,  anti-muslim,  Keir Starmer,  anti-immigration,