Riots erupted in England and Belfast, Northern Ireland in the wake of the July 29th murder of three young girls in the British town of Southport. Seizing on false information posted on social media about the attacker’s name, religion, and migration status, far-right rioters set fire to cars, looted stores, harassed Muslims and attacked mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers.

Joining the discussion:

• Jonathan Lis is a Journalist and Political Commentator. 
• Tahir Abbas is a Radicalization Studies Professor at Leiden University’s Institute of Security and Global Affairs in The Hague. 
• H.A. Hellyer is a Senior Associate Fellow with the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies.
• Paul Embery is a trade unionist, writer, and broadcaster. 

The British far-right plunged the United Kingdom into violent turmoil by cynically capitalizing on a tragedy. In response, anti-racist counter-demonstrators filled the streets across the country, writes @natashakimiz. https://t.co/zIFItTwXwb

— The Nation (@thenation) August 10, 2024

Large crowds turned out in anti-racism protests across Britain, a challenge to planned far-right demonstrations that failed to materialize, after more than a week of violent riots and attacks across the country targeting Muslims and migrants https://t.co/A9J8LGgt5F pic.twitter.com/TYg33tiGxL

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 8, 2024