Police forces across the country are to increase their co-operation to tackle violent disorder, Sir Keir Starmer announced on Thursday.

It comes after a crisis meeting with police chiefs following rioting in the wake of the Southport attack, which saw unrest spread across the country earlier this week.

Starmer described the chaotic scenes that unfolded in the aftermath of the stabbing as the “actions of a tiny, mindless minority” and condemned “far-right hatred”.
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In a televised speech, Sir Keir added: “These thugs are mobile, they move from community to community, and we must have a police response that can do the same.”

He also condemned “violent disorder, clearly whipped up online”, describing it as crime, “not protest”.

“We will take all necessary action to keep our streets safe”, the PM continued.

Sir Keir said nobody involved in rioting should “pretend they are speaking” for the grieving families, adding that the community of Southport “had to suffer twice” in the wake of the stabbings.

“Mosques being attacked because they’re mosques - the far right are showing who they are. We have to show who we are in response to that.”
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The new powers would include shared intelligence and the wider deployment of facial recognition technology.

It would also include more Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBO) to restrict the movement of offenders and stop them travelling, similar to measures taken against football hooligans.