Cleverly says Cobra meeting should have taken place sooner
James Cleverly said the government have been too slow to act following the riots throughout the UK. The shadow home secretary said: "It is right that the people involved in this will feel the full force of the law. They should have got Cobra up and running much earlier than they have done but it's important now that they send a message that this action is unacceptable."
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00:00The scenes of violence that we have seen are unacceptable, they do not reflect the wider mood of British society.
00:11I think the particular targeting of mosques, of asylum hotels, of police officers and community facilities is completely wrong.
00:21It is unjustifiable and it is right that the government has made it clear that the people involved in this will feel the full force of the law.
00:29They should have got COBRA up and running much earlier than they have done, but it is important now that they send the message that this action is unacceptable.