Rayner warns Starmer UK faces another summer of riots if Labour fails to deliver
Address immigration concerns or face more riots, Rayner tells Starmer
- Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, has warned the government that the UK faces a repeat of last year's summer riots unless it addresses public concerns.
- She cited economic insecurity, immigration, increased online engagement, and declining trust in institutions as key factors contributing to potential unrest.
- Ms Rayner said that 17 of the 18 places most affected by last summer's disorder, in the wake of the Southport murders, were among the most deprived areas in the UK.
- Her warning follows recent violent protests in Epping, Essex, over an asylum hotel, which a local Conservative MP said has put the community “at boiling point”.
- It is understood that Ms Rayner has been working on a community cohesion project for some time in the wake of the riots almost a year ago.