Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the establishment of a National Violent Disorder Programme to improve police coordination across the UK in response to far-right riots.
Campaigners express serious concerns about the potential implications for civil liberties, emphasizing that the surveillance measures could infringe on personal freedoms and lead to increased monitoring of communities.
"We will establish a national capability across police forces to tackle violent disorder. These thugs are mobile, they move from community to community, and we must have a policing response that can do the same," said Starmer.
The National Violent Disorder Programme will utilize local data to gain insights into far-right activities, raising concerns about excessive surveillance and the broadening of police powers.
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