Sunderland’s MPs, police chiefs and
the Home Secretary have condemned the scenes of violence, rioting and
looting committed by a far-right mob on Friday night.
Lewis Atkinson, MP for Sunderland
Central, said he was ‘appalled’ by the scenes, adding: ‘Our city is not
represented by a tiny minority causing trouble.’
Education Secretary and Houghton and
Sunderland South MP Bridget Phillipson said the city had witnessed
‘unforgivable violence and thuggery’.
The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has
warned those behind the riots: ‘The police have the full backing of
Government to take the strongest possible action & ensure (rioters)
face the full force of the law.’
Football club Sunderland AFC hit out
at rioters, saying on X: ‘Tonight’s shameful scenes do not represent our
culture, our history, or our people.’
And Chief Superintendent Helena
Barron of Northumbria Police, who led the policing operation last night,
said officers had been ‘met with serious and sustained levels of
violence, which is utterly deplorable’ on Friday night....<<<Read More>>>...
