Merseyside Police’s Chief Constable has voiced concerns about a repeat of violent disorder in Southport after "violent thugs" protested outside of a mosque.
Serena Kennedy said she understood communities in the grieving town were “really worried”, adding that the force is "planning for this evening and for the weekend ahead".
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Serena Kennedy said she understood communities in the grieving town were “really worried”, adding that the force is "planning for this evening and for the weekend ahead".
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00:00We have faced a number of tragedies here in Merseyside in recent years.
00:05What I have always been incredibly proud of is the way in which our communities
00:10have stood together and that we the partners have been able to work with
00:14with our communities to demonstrate to the national, to demonstrate to the
00:19country just what a great region Merseyside is and we saw that at the
00:24vigil, we saw the very very best and we saw the true spirit of the community
00:29of Southport, however people have attended then after the vigil for the
00:36purpose of mindless violence, thuggery and hooliganism and they do not
00:43represent Southport.