Riots by far-right groups slogans such as “anti-immigration” have spread across the UK, and a hotel housing asylum seekers has been attacked.

On the 4th, a far-right group of around 700 people attacked a hotel in Rotherham, central England, where asylum seekers were being temporarily housed.

No guests or staff were injured, but at least 10 police officers were injured, one of whom is in a critical condition and unconscious.

In the UK, “fake information” that the suspect in a murder case that occurred last month was a Muslim immigrant who arrived on a small boat has been spreading online. Far-right groups have used this information to incite hate demonstrations against immigrants and Muslims, leading to riots in various places.

A library was also set on fire in Liverpool, central England, and according to the BBC, more than 150 people have been arrested since the 3rd.

Prime Minister Starmer held an emergency press conference and condemned the attacks as “not a protest but an act of far-right barbarism,” adding that “we will ensure that those who participated in the riots, as well as those who incited them online, are brought to justice.”

Source: Japanese