The prime minister has said he is establishing a “national capability” across police forces to tackle violent disorder following the Southport stabbing tragedy.
Sir Keir Starmer, who had been meeting police chiefs in Downing Street, said: “These thugs are mobile, they move from community to community and we must have a policing response that can do the same – shared intelligence, wider deployment of facial-recognition technology and prevent action such as criminal behaviour orders to restrict their movements before they can even board a train.”
He also warned large social media companies: “Violent disorder, clearly whipped up online – that is also a crime. It’s happening on your premises and the law must be upheld everywhere.”
