UK PM Keir Starmer condemns attack on hotel as act of 'right-wing thuggery'

London: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned the attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers, describing it as "far-right thuggery" as violence broke out in several towns and cities across the country. In a statement from 10 Downing Street on Sunday afternoon, the prime minister vowed that "we will do whatever it takes to bring these thugs to justice" as he addressed the nation following ongoing unrest across parts of the country.

Police in the north of England town of Rotherham struggled to hold back a mob of far-right rioters who were seeking to break into a hotel housing asylum-seekers.

Before bringing the riot under some sort of control, police officers with shields had faced a barrage of missiles, including bits of wood, chairs and fire extinguishers, as they sought to prevent the rioters, many of whom wore masks, from entering the Holiday Inn Express hotel. A small fire in a wheelie bin was also visible while windows in the hotel were smashed.