Far-Right Riots Test For Labour Government
Dr Benjamin Barton, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham Malaysia
06-Aug-24 07:30
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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
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Categories: politics, international, controversies, government
Tags: uk riots, UK labour government, english defence league, anti-muslim, Keir Starmer, anti-immigration,