Southport stabbing riots: Camden, Brent and Haringey reassure locals

Camden Council is among the local authorities to have addressed the spate of trouble which has erupted since three young girls were killed in the attack last week (July 29).

Leader Richard Oslzewski said that he wanted to reassure local people that the council is “being vigilant and…taking action”.

He added that police have stepped up patrols in the borough, particularly around places of worship.

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The council has also written to mosques to remind them how best to report “any incidents or concerns”.

Leader of Haringey Council, Peray Ahmet, also released a similar statement over the weekend, affirming that “there is no place for hate in Haringey”.

She added that she was “outraged at the wave of violence” across the country, claiming it is “tearing communities apart”.

Brent Council leader, Muhammed Butt, said that while the borough had been “spared specific protests”, the authority understands “the unease and fear some residents may feel”.

He urged anyone with concerns to reach out directly to their ward councillor.

The intervention by senior politicians in north London comes amid a sixth day of  disorder.

Riots have been reported in Middlesbrough, Rotherham and Tamworth, with hundreds of arrests made up and down the country.

Yesterday evening (August 4), anti-immigration rioters in Rotherham smashed the windows of the Holiday Inn Express before starting fires.

A similar incident played out at a Holiday Inn hotel in Tamworth into Sunday evening, where reports suggested asylum seekers were also being housed.

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People threw projectiles, smashed windows, started fires and targeted officers, Staffordshire Police said.

Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin (middle) arriving at Downing Street (Image: Aaron Chown/PA)

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to hold a Cobra emergency response meeting later today.

Addressing the nation yesterday, he vowed that rioters would “regret” engaging in “far-right thuggery” and promised those involved in unrest would “face the full force of the law”.

Sir Keir said he wanted those who “feel targeted because of the colour of their skin” to know “this violent mob do not represent our country”.

Former home secretary Dame Priti Patel also said she would not feel safe in some of the areas that have seen violent unrest, adding that the racism on display was no different to that of the 1970s and 1980s.

Some reporting by PA.