Metro – Supercops get the call up
Sir Keir Starmer has announced a “standing army” of specialist police will be put together to deal with UK riots, Metro reports. Speaking after the meeting, Sir Keir said a ‘standing army’ of specialist police officers would be set up to deal with rioting and unrest.’ He said: ‘There are a number of actions that came out of the meeting. The first is we will have a standing army of specialist public duty officers so that we will have enough officers to deal with this where we need them.’
Video: PM sets up ‘standing army’ to deal with riots after emergency Cobra meeting
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer chaired the Cobra meeting following all the ‘racist and Islamophobic’ riots in the last week.
Ministers and police chiefs descended on Downing Street for the meeting, which will set out a plan to clamp down on further unrest.
Judging from Sir Mark’s dramatic reaction, not all attendees have agreed on one response.
But a spokesperson from the Met Police said the commissioner was simply ‘in a hurry’.
They said: ‘The commissioner had a positive and constructive meeting with the PM and partners across government and policing.
‘He was in a hurry to return to New Scotland Yard to take action on the agreed next steps.
Speaking after the meeting, Sir Keir said a ‘standing army’ of specialist police officers would be set up to deal with rioting and unrest.
He said: ‘There are a number of actions that came out of the meeting. The first is we will have a standing army of specialist public duty officers so that we will have enough officers to deal with this where we need them.
‘The second is we will ramp up criminal justice. There have already been hundreds of arrests, some have appeared in court this morning.
‘I have asked for early consideration of the earliest naming and identification of those involved in the process who will feel the full force of the law.’
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 06 August 2024.
Tuesday’s front pages lead heavily with two stories: the ongoing riots and violence across towns and cities in the UK and Team GB athlete Keely Hodgkison winning Gold at the Olympics.
Several of the papers cover the backlash facing American billionaire Elon Musk for his ‘reckless’ comments claiming that a civil war was ‘inevitable’ in the UK – even though it’s a small minority of far-right thugs and the majority of violence, racism and looting from them has been widely condemned across the political spectrum and the nation. Musk is among several online celebrities that have been accused of whipping up fear.
The back pages continue the Paris 2024 coverage.