No 10 to hold Cobra meeting after weekend of escalating violence

Downing Street has confirmed there will be an emergency response meeting  today after more than 150 people were arrested following violent disorder in UK towns and cities over the weekend.

It comes after Sir Keir Starmer condemned an attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham and promised those involved in unrest would face “the full force of the law”.

Police responded to violent scenes in Rotherham, Middlesbrough, Bolton and other parts of the UK  yesterday. The Cobra meeting will come after a sixth day of escalating violence following the fatal