The justice system is rising to challenge of UK riots – despite dire Tory legacy | Shabana Mahmood

The justice system is rising to challenge of UK riots – despite dire Tory legacy | Shabana Mahmood

Those who have engaged in the recent wave of destructive thuggery on the nation’s streets will not go unpunished

Riots will set back efforts to rebuild Britain’s broken justice system, minister warns

On Thursday, I joined the prime minister at a mosque in Solihull. We met with a community that was defiant, but also one that has spent the last week living in fear. I know their fear because I have felt it too. I know what it feels like to fear for your family and friends, no longer feeling safe in your own community because of who you are and the colour of your skin.

To those who joined the disgraceful thuggery of the past week, this government’s message is clear. If you break the law, you will feel the full force of it.

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