Can the government stop the far right?
Tuesday 6 August 2024 16:55, UK
After a weekend of violence and disorder, Sir Keir Starmer has said police will have access to a "standing army of specialist officers" to deal with the riots.
A hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham was attacked on Sunday after hundreds of rioters gathered outside, while a children's library in Liverpool and a Citizens Advice office in Sunderland were set on fire over the weekend.
Mosques have also been targeted and shops looted.
The prime minister is facing mounting pressure to take a stand against the far right.
On today's episode of the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks with Ivan Humble, a former leading active member of the English Defence League who now works to tackle radicalisation and extremism in the UK.
Plus our political correspondent Rob Powell talks about the government's response to the crisis.
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