Piers Telemacque says recent disorder in the UK has left people in fear of leaving their homes.
A youth campaigner has said the scars left by recent disorder across the UK could take "decades to heal".
The government said it was "heartened" to see how communities came together, adding it had launched a £15m recovery fund."The government needs to step up now to build up communities to foster relationships. More than 1,000 people have been arrested so far over the widespread disorder across the country last month, including in parts of Yorkshire.
“People in my community were terrified by the violence and hatred seen on our streets this summer," he said. "When you've got mainstream politicians echoing that and saying that in Parliament, on the news, in the streets then people are going to believe it." He said: "There is much good, creative and tested practice that can be drawn on, but the trauma inflicted on individuals and communities and the risk of further unrest makes the development of such a strategy an urgent priority."
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