UK government vows 'consequences' for far-right rioters

The U.K. government warned yestersay hat violent disorder would "not be tolerated" after police made dozens of arrests at far-right rallies following clashes between protesters and officers.

The violence, which has seen scores of arrests across England and put Britain's Muslim community on edge, presents the biggest challenge yet of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer's month-old premiership.

Unrest linked to disinformation about a mass stabbing that killed three young girls last week spread to multiple towns and cities as anti-immigration demonstrators faced off against counter-protesters.

About 90 people were arrested after skirmishes broke out in numerous English cities, including Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, Blackpool and Hull, as well as Belfast in Northern Ireland.

In some instances, rioters threw bricks, bottles and flares at police, injuring several officers, looted and burnt shots, while demonstrators were also heard shouting anti-Islamic slurs.

The government's policing minister, Diana Johnson, told BBC News that the rioting would "not be tolerated", and that there would be "penalties and consequences" for the disorder.

The skirmishes on Aug. 3 marked the fourth day of unrest in several towns and cities following  frenzied knife attack in Southport on July 29, near Liverpool on England's northwest coast.

They were fuelled by false rumours on social media about the background of British-born 17-year-old suspect Axel Rudakubana, charged with several counts of murder and attempted murder over the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party.

Rudakubana is accused of killing Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, and injuring another 10 people.

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