UK Far-Right Cancels Rallies After Arrest Warnings

The Guardian reports:

Planned far-right rallies did not materialise over the weekend, amid a large turnout of anti-racist protesters and comments from the director of public prosecutions that rioters could end up with 10-year prison sentences.

Planned far-right action in towns and cities such as Newcastle, Liverpool, Basildon, Wakefield and Shrewsbury did not happen, while a handful of small rallies resulted in swift arrests.

Meanwhile, Stephen Parkinson, the director of public prosecutions, said hundreds more people accused of rioting would be brought before the courts in the coming days, particularly those with “more serious charges”. Lengthy sentences of up to 10 years would be handed out for those directly involved in the rioting, Parkinson said.

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