Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says there will be a "reckoning" for the violence seen over the last week and those involved must "face the courts". Ms Cooper confirmed that there have already been over 400 arrests and there will be more. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Well the criminal violence and thuggery that we saw in some of our towns and
00:06cities over the weekend was a total disgrace. I've made clear to the police
00:11they have our full support in pursuing the full range of prosecutions and
00:15penalties. There has to be a reckoning for that criminal violence. We've already
00:19put in place additional prosecutors and the courts are standing ready and the
00:24COBRA meeting this morning will be drawing together all of the work that is
00:28needed to make sure that the criminal justice system is ready to respond and
00:32that they really do face the full force of the law. Well there have been hundreds
00:37of arrests already but there will be more. It's important that those who were
00:42involved in this disorder and criminal violence know that they now, instead of
00:48thinking they're going off on their summer holidays, should be facing arrest
00:52and prosecution and a police cell as a result of the things that they've done.