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British government yet to tackle roots of race riots

Punishing rioters is necessary but so is being more open to confronting issues of race relations, immigration and marginalised members of Britain’s ethnic majority.

Thousands of people gather at a Anti Racism rally in Belfast city centre on Aug 10, following a week of disorder across the province.

The crowd at an anti-racism rally in Belfast on Aug 10, following a week of disorder and unrest across the city.

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Jonathan Eyal

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Britain’s cities and towns are quiet again after the country was gripped by the worst wave of race riots in decades.

Much of the credit for restoring law and order goes to

Britain’s recently elected Prime Minister,

Mr Keir Starmer, who clearly proved to be the right man at the right time and in the right spot. As a former national chief prosecutor during a previous major outbreak of racially related civil unrest in the UK in 2011, he grasped the importance of combining tough policing of Britain’s streets with the swift prosecution of those arrested for violence.

British government yet to tackle roots of race riots

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