Wednesday night was expected to be filled with violent riots breaking out across the country – but instead of the disorder that the police had prepared for, counter-protestors filled the streets. The new Labour government will be hoping that this is the beginning of the end of a week of disruption and that their swift justice technique is paying off. Sir Keir will be especially hopeful that the ‘far-right thuggery’ looks to be coming to a close under his watch – not least because it’s thought he still has holiday plans…
Reports emerged on Sunday that the Prime Minister would not be going away this week but Downing Street has kept tight-lipped about whether Starmer will instead take time off after Friday – or if he’ll rearrange his holiday in light of the unrest. It appears that the public are more than a little sceptical about the PM’s scheduled getaway. YouGov polling shows that a whopping 71 per cent of Brits think Starmer should not go on his hols next week – while only 14 per cent believe the Labour leader should take a break. While Labour voters are a little more sympathetic to the idea than those who backed other parties, two-thirds of the party’s supporters still don’t think now is the time for Sir Keir to jet off. How interesting…
The poll emerged comes as the one man who has been accused of stoking the past week’s riots appears to be relaxing in, er, Cyprus. Tommy Robinson – for whom an arrest warrant has been issued – seems to have taken himself abroad to a luxury all-inclusive hotel near Ayia Napa just in time to miss a court appearance – and the disorder on Britain’s streets. It’s not stopped the ex-English Defence Leaague leader from posting a series of rants online alleging that UK police were treating right-wing rioters differently from ‘far left protestors’ – with his tweets viewed some 50 million times a day. It’s alright for some…
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