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Thousands of police braced for far-right riots

More than 6,000 riot police will be put on standby overnight as far-right protesters prepare to target more than 30 immigration centres across Britain.

Sir Keir Starmer, the prime minister, has warned that police will take “all necessary action” after a list of potential targets for co-ordinated action was circulated online. The officers being mobilised on Tuesday night include 2,200 who can be deployed to support colleagues regionally and locally.

Senior police sources admitted that the “outlook is bad” for the coming 24 hours but insisted that they were “ready to respond” and had more resources on standby than last week. “We need to be ready,” they added.

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