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Cars burn in Belfast, bricks fly in Southampton – and the ubiquitous cry of ‘civil war’ goes up again | John Harris
For most, what we see in real life is mundane. But those who wish to fan the flames of anti-immigrant feeling share a different image onlineIt was the summer of 2024 when it all decisively started, with the horrific murders in Southport, countrywide violence and Elon Musk’s observation that a Brit...
Two men jailed for violence at protest over police treatment of Henry Nowak
Leon O’Leary threw a smoke grenade and Connor Bishop a traffic cone at officers during disturbance in SouthamptonTwo men who threw a smoke grenade and traffic cone at police during the violence in Southampton that followed the sentencing of Henry Nowak’s killer have been jailed.Leon O’Leary, 4...
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Why do the right’s Henry Nowak protests look like a party? Distasteful as it is, they’re having fun | Jonathan Liew
Booze, laughter and football chants: the British right are relishing what they see as their George Floyd moment
Continue reading...Vance leads charge of US officials using Henry Nowak murder to push anti-immigration agenda
Vice-president and state department look to push far-right idea that mass migration is causing civilisational declineHow Britain was rocked by Henry Nowak’s murder – and why the US intervenedIn the state department of past administrations, how to respond to an incendiary event such as the murder...
Martin Rowson on the political response to Henry Nowak’s murder – cartoon
‘Violence is a red line’: could Nigel Farage’s ‘pure, cold rage’ rhetoric damage his brand?
Reform UK leader looks spooked by far-right Restore and risks undermining efforts to appeal to moderate votersNigel Farage’s self-confidence is famously iron-clad. But just before 12.30pm on Wednesday as a visibly angry Keir Starmer tore into his “unforgivable” response to the murder of Henry ...
Remembering Maureen Duffy and an all-night reading of Gor Saga | Letters
Joan McGavin shares a unique memory of the late poet, playwright and novelist I was saddened to read your obituary for Maureen Duffy (3 June) but also interested to discover that her early 1980s novel Gor Saga had been reissued under the title First Born in 2024.Duffy is the only writer I have h...
No 10 dismisses US claim of ‘two-tier’ UK policing after Henry Nowak murder
Downing Street says it does not share state department’s view, which Lib Dems condemn as flagrant interferenceUK politics live – latest updatesNo 10 has dismissed the Trump administration’s criticism of “two-tier policing” in the UK as the US state department offered condolences to the fam...
Starmer accuses Musk of trying to ‘whip up division’ in UK over Henry Nowak murder
PM says Britons are ‘reasonable, tolerant people’ and backs MP’s legal action against Grok firm over fake sexualised imagesUK politics live – latest updatesElon Musk is “interfering in our politics” and attempting to create division, Keir Starmer has said, in a significant toughening of ...
Nowak murder: police accused of ‘anti-white bias’ five times more likely to stop black people
Hampshire force whose officers responded to the murder of 18-year-old has a higher than average racial disparityThe police force accused of anti-white racism after officers’ response to the murder of Henry Nowak is over five times more likely to subject black people to a stop and search than white...
I’m a Sikh MP. Here’s why we should all heed the words of Henry Nowak’s father | Jeevun Sandher
As a nation we face a choice: either follow the far-right rhetoric of hate and division, or unite under our values of decency and determinationJeevun Sandher is Labour MP for LoughboroughLike you, I was horrified when I watched the video of Henry Nowak’s death. I cannot imagine what his family are...
Europe’s far right exploit Henry Nowak murder in UK with populist rhetoric on race
Polish, Spanish and French populists focus on clips of teenager’s dying moments and accuse UK of descending ‘into depths of the earth’UK politics live – latest updatesPolish far-right politicians have claimed that the murder of Henry Nowak symbolises “Britain’s descent into the depths of...
Thursday briefing: How Henry Nowak’s death has been twisted into a rallying cry for the far right
In today’s newsletter: The aftermath of Henry Nowak’s death reveals a country grappling with the dangerous ease with which tragedy can be co‑opted for political endsGood morning. When Henry Nowak’s father, Mark, stood on the court steps after his son’s murderer had been sentenced to life i...
Police chief warns anti-white bias claims could drive UK policing ‘back to 60s’
Senior police figures are pushing back against politicians they accuse of stoking tensions over Henry Nowak’s murderPolicing could be driven back to the 1960s by false claims officers are biased against white people, the leader of Britain’s black officers has said.Ch Insp Andy George, president ...
‘It’s horrible how scared people were’: Southampton picks up the pieces after night of violence
Clear-up has begun but psychological impact likely to last much longer, as community reels from riots over Henry Nowak caseThe cleanup was quick. The day after an anti-police demonstration turned violent in the Portswood area of Southampton, workers cleared up broken glass and fixed fences that had ...
How the murder of Henry Nowak is being exploited by the far right - The Latest
There has been violent disorder on the streets of Southampton sparked by the murder of student Henry Nowak. Politicians and community leaders have called for calm amid fears that Nowak’s death will be used to whip up racial resentment against minority ethnic Britons. Lucy Hough speaks to community...
UK politics: Hampshire chief constable says his force ‘sorry for handcuffing and arresting’ Henry Nowak – as it happened
Alexis Boon says student’s death was a tragedy and video was a ‘very difficult watch’Zia Yusuf, the Reform UK home affairs spokesperson, told Sky News this morning that he thought the treatment of Henry Nowak did justify his party’s claim that two-tier policing operates in the country. He sa...
Former police officer in hiding after being falsely linked to Henry Nowak arrest
Christi Hill and male officer misidentified in Vickrum Digwa murder case on AI platforms including GrokA former police officer has been forced to flee to a safe space after she was falsely accused online of being involved in the arrest of Henry Nowak.Christi Hill, who served as a police constable fo...
How the murder of Henry Nowak is being exploited by the far right – The Latest
There has been violent disorder on the streets of Southampton sparked by the murder of student Henry Nowak.Politicians and community leaders have called for calm amid fears that Nowak’s death will be used to whip up racial resentment against minority ethnic Britons.Lucy Hough speaks to community a...