After a weekend of violent disturbance across the UK that culminated in over 150 arrests, an emergency response meeting has been summoned at 10 Downing Street on Monday.

Following the horrific stabbing of three young girls in Southport last week, anti-immigrant sentiment began to rise. This led to the violence, which has been called "far-right thuggery," breaking out in a number of locations, including Rotherham, Middlesbrough, and Bolton.

To assess the situation and coordinate responses, ministries, police, and intelligence officers will gather for a conference known as a Cobra meeting. Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, described the events as "utterly appalling" and gave police support to take decisive action against the offenders. Additionally, stronger security measures for mosques were put in place enabling quick security deployments to guarantee worshippers' safety.

The violence was denounced by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, especially the attack on a hotel in Rotherham that was housing asylum seekers. At least ten police officers were injured in the altercation between demonstrators and police. He threatened that they would "regret" their conduct and declared that those causing the disturbance would suffer "the full force of the law." He underlined the need for safety, pointing out that minority groups, including Muslim communities, have been singled out throughout recent rallies.

After the incidents of rioting, Bolton police implemented a Section 60AA order to control the situation, which mandated people to take off their face coverings. Reminiscent of the government's response to the 2011 riots, the turmoil has spurred talks about possibly expediting prosecutions, with judges possibly working around the clock to speed up judicial proceedings.

After Monday's crazy knife assault at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party in the northwest seaside city of Southport, riots broke out there late on Tuesday and quickly swept throughout England. False allegations on the background of Axel Rudakubana, a 17-year-old suspect who was born in Britain and is suspected of killing six, seven, and nine-year-olds as well as injuring ten more people, proliferated on social media.

The UK Interior Ministry declared on Sunday that it was providing additional emergency security to Islamic places of worship in response to at least two mosques being targeted by agitators. Under the slogan "Enough is enough," far-right social media platforms have promoted the rallies. As they chanted, "Stop the boats," a reference to undocumented migrants who are travelling from France across the Channel to Britain, participants raised both English and British flags.

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