With cars being torched and mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers under attack, the riots that swept Britain over the past two weeks have posed the first direct challenge to the new prime minister, Keir Starmer.
Concern over immigration, on the rise again in Britain, is seen as an easy target for the far right when jobs are scarce and public services are overstretched in economically deprived regions.
Opinion polls show public support for Mr. Starmer's crackdown on violent protesters, but there is a segment that views rioters as thugs and advocates for reduced immigration, reflecting tensions in society.
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