Far-right disorder in cities in England and Northern Ireland is continuing with police forces braced for 30 more demonstrations on Wednesday evening.
Police say that more than 400 arrests have been made over the last week, with over 100 people charged. There have also been suggestions, including from former police chief Neil Basu, that some of those at the forefront of the violence should be prosecuted under counter-terrorism laws.
Those charged so far have faced allegations including violent disorder, which carry a sentence of five years in jail. But, this afternoon, Stephen Parkinson, the director of public prosecutions in England and Wales said he is “willing” to look at charging some rioters with terrorism offences. “I’m aware of at least one instance where that is happening,” he told the BBC.
