UK PM Starmer condemns far-right for violence after Southport killings

British PM Starmer holds meeting on clashes following Southport stabbing, in London
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds a meeting to discuss clashes following the Southport stabbing, at 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain, August 1, 2024. HENRY NICHOLLS/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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UK PM Starmer condemns far-right for violence after Southport killings

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned far-right demonstrators after outbreaks of violence in London and elsewhere following the killing of three young girls in Southport, northwest England.

"As far as the far-right is concerned, this is coordinated, this is deliberate," he told a press conference, referring to the violent clashes this week.

"This is not a protest that just got out of hand. It is a group of individuals who are who are absolutely bent on violence."

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