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Northern Ireland secretary condemns Belfast riots as ‘racist thuggery’ after 12 police officers injured – UK politics live
The Guardian World
Thursday 11 June 2026, 08:49 UTC
By Aneesa Ahmed
1 min read
Key Points
‘If you are targeting people on the basis of the colour of their skin how else can you describe them?’ said Hilary BennFull report: Police use water cannon against rioters in Northern IrelandGavin Robinson MP, DUP leader, has said borders into the UK need “protecting” more. Speaking on BBC’s Good Morning Ulster, he also said that he believed that there was “less” violence last night than on Monday. Of the violence, he said: “You cannot raise your concerns about damage to British values and...
‘If you are targeting people on the basis of the colour of their skin how else can you describe them?’ said Hilary Benn
Gavin Robinson MP, DUP leader, has said borders into the UK need “protecting” more. Speaking on BBC’s Good Morning Ulster, he also said that he believed that there was “less” violence last night than on Monday.
Of the violence, he said: “You cannot raise your concerns about damage to British values and then behave in such an unBritish way,
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