Police have launched dawn raids targeting ‘seriously violent’ thugs who took part in riots as the crackdown on the far-right begins following last night’s foiled chaos.
Sir Mark Rowley said his force had smashed its way into the homes of the ‘most violent’ members of last weeks protests in Whitehall and branded them ‘criminal thugs’.
A total of 10 people were arrested, with the chief of the Metropolitan Police joining officers in south London as they took the suspects into custody.
Let's be clear: you can’t escape justice.
Criminals might think they have got away with violent disorder – they are wrong. pic.twitter.com/855njqKOLq
— Home Office (@ukhomeoffice) August 8, 2024
