UK police brace for more far-right protests

Protesters confront police officers during a protest in Whitehall, London, on July 31, 2024, following the fatal stabbing of three children at a dance and yoga class on Monday in Southport. A police car burns as officers are deployed on the streets of Hartlepool, England, on July 31, 2024, following a violent protest in the wake of the killing of three girls who were fatally stabbed in northwest England.

Several suspects arrested in violent protests that erupted after the fatal stabbing of three children in northwest England were due in court Friday as officials braced for more clashes that Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned and blamed on “far-right hatred.”