Police forces across the UK will be ‘absolutely exhausted’ if far-right rioting continues throughout the summer, it’s been warned.
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Susan Dungworth raised her concerns at a press conference discussing the violent disorder in Sunderland on Friday night, in which four police officers were injured and 10 people have been arrested so far.
From London to Hartlepool there have been several far-right demonstrations held across England so far, with more planned across the weekend from Belfast to Portsmouth.
The rioting has been sparked following an attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on Monday in which three little girls died and more were injured.
Several police officers have been injured during clashes with the protesters so far, with four injured in Sunderland last night and more hospitalised in …