A new report reveals that police failed to recognize warning signs of the summer riots, leading to a lack of preparedness for the widespread disorder.
Police failed to recognize the significance of a series of precursor events leading up to the summer riots. There were also gaps in intelligence related to social media and the dark web, a watchdog has found. HMICFRS published a report on Wednesday on how police forces handled the disorder that erupted after three girls were fatally stabbed at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport.
The report revealed that several events in 2023 and 2024 signaled potential future unrest, but this was not reflected in police intelligence assessments. The report stated, 'We found that the series of violence and disorder incidents across the UK during 2023 and 2024 should have influenced the police service’s assessments of threat and risk. Our assessment suggests that the risks of disorder were higher than the police perceived. These incidents involved extreme nationalist sentiment, aggravated activism, or serious disorder. All occurred before the Southport killings and subsequent widespread disorder across the UK.' The ECHO has contacted Merseyside Police for comment. Incidents highlighted in the report include disorder near asylum seeker hotels in Merseyside and Rotherham in February 2023, and from July to October in Llanelli. Riots broke out after two teenagers died in an e-bike crash in May in Ely, Cardiff, and in November there was violence as protesters clashed over Armistice Day weekend in London. PA News Agency reported in April 2024 disorder erupted at a St George’s Day parade in London, and rival protesters clashed during a demonstration organized by Tommy Robinson in June. The few weeks before the post-Southport disorder saw unrest in Harehills, Leeds; the stabbing of a soldier in Kent; and a protest in Rotherham over footage of police officers using force while making arrests at Manchester Airport
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