Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he can "guarantee" rioters will "regret taking part in this disorder" as he condemns an attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham and brands the action "far-right thuggery". Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00I utterly condemn the far-right thuggery we've seen this weekend.
00:06Be in no doubt, those that have participated in this violence will face the full force of the law.
00:15The police will be making arrests, individuals will be held on remand, charges will follow and convictions will follow.
00:26I guarantee you will regret taking part in this disorder, whether directly or those whipping up this action online and then running away themselves.
00:38This is not protest, it is organised violent thuggery and it has no place on our streets or online.
00:50Right now there are attacks happening on a hotel in Rotherham, marauding gangs intent on law-breaking or worse.
01:00Windows smashed, fire set ablaze, residents and staff in absolute fear.
01:08There is no justification, none, for taking this action and all right-minded people should be condemning this sort of violence.
01:21People in this country have a right to be safe and yet we've seen Muslim communities targeted,
01:31attacks on mosques, other minority communities singled out, Nazi salutes in the street,
01:39attacks on the police, wanton violence alongside racist rhetoric.
01:45So no, I won't shy away from calling it what it is, far-right thuggery.