British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that a “standing army” of special police officers would be created to deal with riots and incidents.

He then added that he requested that the name and identification of those involved in the process be examined in a timely manner and said that they will be subject to the full force of the law.

The prime minister also warned against illegal online activities stating clearly that criminal law applies both online and offline.

Whatever the apparent motive, this is not protest, it is pure violence and they will not tolerate attacks on mosques or Muslim communities. Thus, the full force of the law will be imposed on all those identified as having participated in these activities, he concluded.

A week after a knife attack that killed three little girls in north-west England and amid speculation about the suspect’s origins, the country is facing its worst incidents in 13 years.

Hundreds of arrests have taken place in the wake of violent unrest in recent days: looting of hotels hosting asylum seekers, attacks on mosques, looting of shops.

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